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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Once on the festival grounds, Kylie wore a ruffled, open front white Ann Demeulemeester top, paired with Levi’s 94 baggy jeans in a pale blue wash, Staud Freja leather thong sandals, a Chrome Hearts white gold belly chain, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
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Blank Street’s roots trace back to 2020, when co-founders Freiha and Vinay Menda began selling coffee out of a pale-green coffee cart in the Williamsburg neighborhood of New York City.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Pasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasty. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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