ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. Pale, lacking colour, having a pallor.
  2. A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
  3. (slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) Whiteskinned.
  4. (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

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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