as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
she's pasty after a whole winter spent indoors
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Mineral sunscreen typically comes in lotion form, and the zinc oxide creates a thick, pasty texture and can leave a white cast (though new brands have mastered the invisible zinc formula, thank goodness).
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Sarah Madaus, SELF, 26 Aug. 2022
His newest villain is barely a character, and the eerily pasty Goldmember mostly just feels like an excuse for Myers to don more weird prosthetics.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 19 July 2022
If your mess is pasty, use a spatula or butter knife to scrape off as much as possible.
—Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
Your complexion tends to grow paler with age, so a matching shade can leave you looking pasty or ashy.
—April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022
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Sarah Madaus, SELF, 26 Aug. 2022
His newest villain is barely a character, and the eerily pasty Goldmember mostly just feels like an excuse for Myers to don more weird prosthetics.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 19 July 2022
If your mess is pasty, use a spatula or butter knife to scrape off as much as possible.
—Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
Your complexion tends to grow paler with age, so a matching shade can leave you looking pasty or ashy.
—April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022
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“Pasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasty. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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