pasty

1 of 2

noun

pas·​ty ˈpa-stē How to pronounce pasty (audio)
plural pasties
1
: a meat pie
2

pasty

2 of 2

adjective

pastier; pastiest
: resembling paste
especially : pallid and unhealthy in appearance
pastiness noun

Examples of pasty in a Sentence

Adjective The mixture has a pasty consistency. She has a pasty complexion. You look a little pasty. Are you feeling OK?
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Just take Lady Gaga’s meat dress in 2010, or Lil Kim’s purple nipple pasty in 1999. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023 Joshua Zeichner, director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, says that chemical sunscreens typically offer superior aesthetics, compared with mineral sunscreens, which can feel a bit heavier and sometimes leave the skin white and pasty. Sam Jones, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2023 And with more non-bra options on the market than ever before—boob tape, backless bras, and pasties, to name a few—anybody can find something to fit every occasion. India Roby, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023 Her breasts are painted over with two pink daisies, which could be read as a bikini or pasties. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023 Some pasties can be highly decorative, serving as an accessory in and of itself! India Roby, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023 Some pasty British people are getting married at the Abbey. Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2023 Even if the Puppets & Puppets’ Carly Mark took inspiration from the 1988 thriller Dead Ringers, the use of red in flower pasties, phone-handle handbags, and sequined dresses, was more whimsical than tragic. Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 8 June 2023 For its revival this year, Dodson embellished Seagull Cinderella's chest with daisies, which can be read as a bikini or pasties. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
Adjective
Concerns over his physical shape had already come to the fore over the summer after paparazzi pictures revealed a pasty complexion and an overweight figure. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023 Not only are you supposed to use the two-finger rule to measure your SPF accurately, but many of the ones on the market also make a laundry list of promises only to leave you with a pasty white cast or a glob of grease. Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022 Then pasty and gummy will give way to silky and stretchy. Sunset Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022 My flight into Granada terminated at a windswept, arid airport whose women’s room stalls featured photos of the Alhambra’s towers and flowers on their pasty white walls. Maria C. Hunt, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 Mineral sunscreen typically comes in lotion form, and the zinc oxide creates a thick, pasty texture and can leave a white cast (though new brands have mastered the invisible zinc formula, thank goodness). Sarah Madaus, SELF, 26 Aug. 2022 His newest villain is barely a character, and the eerily pasty Goldmember mostly just feels like an excuse for Myers to don more weird prosthetics. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 19 July 2022 If your mess is pasty, use a spatula or butter knife to scrape off as much as possible. Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 Your complexion tends to grow paler with age, so a matching shade can leave you looking pasty or ashy. April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English pastee, from Anglo-French pasté, from paste dough, paste

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1607, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pasty was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Pasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasty. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.

Kids Definition

pasty

1 of 2 noun
pas·​ty ˈpas-tē How to pronounce pasty (audio)
plural pasties
: pie entry 1
especially : a meat pie

pasty

2 of 2 adjective
pastier; pastiest
: resembling paste
especially : pale and unhealthy in appearance
pastiness noun

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