plural pasties
1
: a meat pie
2
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Adjective
The mixture has a pasty consistency.
She has a pasty complexion.
You look a little pasty. Are you feeling OK?
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Having called the Savannah area home for years, the family makes baked goods that give Georgians a taste of savory or sweet British pies (like the hearty Steak & Potato and the creamy Banoffee, with bananas and toffee) as well as other dishes like traditional hot pasties (meat pies) and quiches.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
Not only are you supposed to use the two-finger rule to measure your SPF accurately, but many of the ones on the market also make a laundry list of promises only to leave you with a pasty white cast or a glob of grease.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
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Noun
To beat a dead horse into a pasty wet puddle, Brad Treliving had his chance to make his mark last year.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Having called the Savannah area home for years, the family makes baked goods that give Georgians a taste of savory or sweet British pies (like the hearty Steak & Potato and the creamy Banoffee, with bananas and toffee) as well as other dishes like traditional hot pasties (meat pies) and quiches.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Concerns over his physical shape had already come to the fore over the summer after paparazzi pictures revealed a pasty complexion and an overweight figure.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
Not only are you supposed to use the two-finger rule to measure your SPF accurately, but many of the ones on the market also make a laundry list of promises only to leave you with a pasty white cast or a glob of grease.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
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“Pasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasty. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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pasty
2 of 2 adjective
pastier; pastiest
: resembling paste
especially
: pale and unhealthy in appearance
pastiness
noun
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