plural pasties
1
: a meat pie
2
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?
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Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
As Cassie performed her first dance with now-husband Nate Jacobs, played by Jacob Elordi, her pasties continued to peak out of the top of her low-cut gown.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
Amidst the drunk, half-naked and lascivious troupe, Father Vincent O’Keeffe, in his dark black suit and pasty bald pate, strikes an incongruous figure.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The patty traces its roots back to the Cornish pasty, a meat turnover originally from the United Kingdom.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
As Cassie performed her first dance with now-husband Nate Jacobs, played by Jacob Elordi, her pasties continued to peak out of the top of her low-cut gown.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
These sorta-spicy spud nuggets become pasty and dry in there.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
Amidst the drunk, half-naked and lascivious troupe, Father Vincent O’Keeffe, in his dark black suit and pasty bald pate, strikes an incongruous figure.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Pasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasty. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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pasty
2 of 2 adjective
pastier; pastiest
: resembling paste
especially
: pale and unhealthy in appearance
pastiness
noun
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