pasty

²pasty

adj \ˈpās-tē\

past·i·erpast·i·est

Definition of PASTY

: resembling paste; especially : pallid and unhealthy in appearance

— past·i·ness \-nəs\ noun

Examples of PASTY

1. The mixture has a pasty consistency.
2. She has a pasty complexion.
3. You look a little pasty. Are you feeling OK?

First Known Use of PASTY

1659

Related to PASTY

Synonyms: ashen, ashy, blanched, cadaverous, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, paled, pallid, pale, peaked, wan

Antonyms: blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine

Related Words: sallow, sallowish, sick, sickly, waxen, waxy; white, whitened; anemic, bloodless; untanned; whey-faced, white-faced

Near Antonyms: blushing, flushed, pink

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