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The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy.
  2. The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy. "The starched setness of a sententious writer." R. Masters.
  3. The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy. "Thestarched setness of a sententious writer." R. Masters.