starchily
In priggish manner
In a stiff, formal, or overly proper manner.
Someone who speaks starchily conveys rigidity and lack of warmth: She starchily informed him that appointments were required.
The word derives from the stiffness of starched fabric, suggesting someone whose demeanor is similarly inflexible.
In inflexible manner
- ceremoniouslyWith formal ritual
- primlyWith affected formality
- rigidlyIn an unyielding manner
- properlyIn the correct manner
stuffily · pompously · officiously · woodenly · coldly · distantly · aloofly · haughtily
In an unyielding way
- unbendinglyWithout flexibility or compromise
- uncompromisinglyWithout making concessions
- sternlyIn a severe manner
- severelyIn a harsh manner
austerely · unyieldingly · strictly · firmly · formally · humorlessly · unsmilingly · soberly
With affected formality
- properlyIn the correct manner
- demurelyIn a reserved manner
- prudishlyWith excessive moral rigidity
- puritanicallyWith rigid moral strictness
reservedly · sedately · genteelly · disapprovingly · sniffily · fussily · priggishly · fastidiously
stiffly
In inflexible manner
- ceremoniouslyWith formal ritual
- primlyWith affected formality
- rigidlyIn an unyielding manner
properly · stuffily · pompously · officiously · woodenly · coldly · distantly · aloofly · haughtily · frostily
inflexibly
In an unyielding way
- unbendinglyWithout flexibility or compromise
- uncompromisinglyWithout making concessions
- sternlyIn a severe manner
severely · austerely · unyieldingly · strictly · firmly · formally · humorlessly · unsmilingly · soberly · grimly
primly
With affected formality
puritanically · reservedly · sedately · genteelly · disapprovingly · sniffily · fussily · priggishly · fastidiously · decorous
starchilycasually
In an informal way
informally · relaxedly · loosely · laid-back · nonchalantly