pasty

adjective

ˈpā-stē How to pronounce pasty (audio)
Definition of pastynext
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 title also refers, in a fond way, to the pasty white substance that can cling along with blood to a baby’s scalp just after its birth. — Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white. — 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 See All Example Sentences for pasty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasty
  1. pallid
  2. pale
Adjective
  • His first pitch brought in between five and eight residents but was met with pallid responses.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • Opponents of the proposal want the county to consider different locations for the park site, arguing the project may harm a variety of native species to the area, including the western spadefoot toad and pallid bats.
    — Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Definition of pallid
Adjective
  • Indeed, the seeds are extremely small and can range in color from blue-black to gray, white or pale yellow, depending on the variety.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Bo grinned, staring at the pale-blue walls of the large classroom.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of pale

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