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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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 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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While visiting Malta with Prince Philip in 1951, the late monarch wore a pale purple beaded gown and fur stole.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Raspberries won't ripen after being picked, so be careful not to choose underripe ones that are pale.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Pasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasty. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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