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
Here are details on mouth-watering apple pies that are worthy of a holiday feast, and the pasty pies filled with spongy chunks of dry apple that are hard to chew.
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Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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
Myers, the talent behind Wednesday’s roommate, Enid Sinclair, in the show, conversely, kept a pasty, pale visage, drawing attention to her deep plum lipstick.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
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
Myers, the talent behind Wednesday’s roommate, Enid Sinclair, in the show, conversely, kept a pasty, pale visage, drawing attention to her deep plum lipstick.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasty
Adjective
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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
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Three weeks after that hit that sent a crowd of 75,261 at Empower Field into a pallid silence, Bryant is ever the same.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For your own pale pink feathery moment, try this Midi slip dress from Anthropologie ($90).—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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The neutral tones of her makeup paired perfectly with her pale, champagne gown, and her oodles of diamonds feel completed by her jewelry-like nail art.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Pasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasty. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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