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Stiffness Of Manner Formality Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "STARCH" which means:
- noun
- • A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
- • A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering verb
- • Stiffen with starch adjective
- • Stiff; precise; rigid.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I need to buy some starch for my laundry."
- • "Potatoes are high in starch."
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1 | Amylum obtained from potatoes or grain and traditionally used to stiffen laundry/linen; or, by extension, rigidity or formality of manner
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25 Feb 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Feb 2023 |
2 | Formality — give stiffness
The Guardian Quick -
27 Nov 2012 | The Guardian Quick / 27 Nov 2012 |
3 | Gifted child shows stiffness of manner
The Guardian Quiptic -
26 Nov 2001 | The Guardian Quiptic / 26 Nov 2001 |
4 | Lose stiffness
New York Times -
27 Sep 2020 | New York Times / 27 Sep 2020 |
5 | With excessive stiffness or formality | |
6 | With excessive stiffness or formality | |
7 | Without stiffness
New York Times -
26 May 2000 | New York Times / 26 May 2000 |