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Starchily
Translation of "starchily" into Russian
starchily
Adverb
UK
/ˈstɑːtʃɪli/
US
/ˈstɑrtʃɪli/
starchily
more starchily
most starchily
чопорно
She greeted him starchily, with a formal handshake.
Она поприветствовала его чопорно, с формальным рукопожатием.
Additional translations
натянуто
официально
сухо
Definitions
starchily
Adverb
UK
/ˈstɑːtʃɪli/
US
/ˈstɑrtʃɪli/
In a stiff, formal, or ceremonious manner.
She greeted the guests starchily, maintaining a rigid posture and a formal tone throughout the evening.
In a way that is stiffened or made rigid with starch.
The collars were starchily pressed, standing upright around their necks.