Meaning of starchly | Babel Free

Definitions

In a starched or starchy manner; stiffly, formally

rare

Examples

“Starchly Crisp; hole cancelled”

“I did not see that quilting made me a Jake, and I replied starchly, "Madam, I purchased these fabrics on my walk just now."”

“But then, as Bell told Kunta later, from the moment the first carriage arrived, Missy Anne suddenly had acted as if she didn't even know the starchly uniformed aproned Kizzy, who kept circulating among the guests bearing trays of refreshments, “till de po' chile come bustin' in de kitchen cryin' her eyes out.””

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