| 释义 |
starchly, adv.|ˈstɑːtʃlɪ|
[f. starch a. + -ly2.]
In a stiff, formal or precise manner.
1704Swift Let. Tisdall 20 Apr., Wks. 1841 II. 439/2 In answer to all this, I might with good pretence enough talk starchly, and affect ignorance of what you would be at. 1755Johnson, Starchly, stiffly, precisely. |