as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
she's pasty after a whole winter spent indoors
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Recent Examples of pasty
The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Because Teddy believes that the woman sitting before him, freshly shorn and covered in pasty white lotion, is not of this Earth.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
While the more pasty, gel-like substance took longer to soak in and way longer to dry, its effectiveness was worth the wait.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
Because Teddy believes that the woman sitting before him, freshly shorn and covered in pasty white lotion, is not of this Earth.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
While the more pasty, gel-like substance took longer to soak in and way longer to dry, its effectiveness was worth the wait.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pasty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasty
Adjective
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His practical advice fares better than both his theories and his pallid attempts at profundity.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Out of the bloodstains shone a pair of bright blue eyes, and a heart was beating under the pallid skin that looked several sizes too big.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio had already spun the Renaissance fantasy of the bella donna, with her golden tresses, blue eyes, and pale skin.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some produce pale purple flowers that form crowns around deep green foliage, but others bloom in pink, red, blue, and white hues.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Pasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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