Pasty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpeɪsti/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pasty is an adjective meaning Like paste, sticky.
Meaning
Like paste, sticky.
More Meanings
- Pale, lacking colour, having a pallor.
- A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
- (slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) Whiteskinned.
- (chiefly in the plural) Alternative spelling of pastie (“a small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers”).
Example Sentences
He is pasty-faced.
(figuratively) He was feeling pasty.
Are you feeling OK? You look a bit pasty.
Nonchalantly she bared one succulent pasty-topped breast.
Word Forms
- pastier
- pastiest
- pastey
- pasties
- pastie
Synonyms for pasty
Depending on context, synonyms include viscid, viscous, adhesive, mucilaginous, sticky, colorless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gluey, glutinous, pastelike, adhesive, viscid, viscous.
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