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- Dictionarypasty/ˈpeɪsti/
adjective
- 1. (of a person's face) unhealthily pale: "a pasty complexion"
- 2. of or like paste: "a pasty mixture"
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PASTY definition: 1. a piece of food made of pastry filled with meat, vegetables, or cheese: 2. (of someone's face…. Learn more.
1. : a meat pie. 2. : turnover sense 4. pasty. 2 of 2. adjective. ˈpā-stē. pastier; pastiest. : resembling paste. especially : pallid and unhealthy in appearance. pastiness. ˈpā-stē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. Adjective. ashen. ashy. blanched.
Pasty definition: of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.. See examples of PASTY used in a sentence.
In Britain, a pasty is a small pie which consists of pastry folded around meat, vegetables, or cheese.
Definition of pasty adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of pasty. adjective. having the sticky properties of an adhesive. synonyms: clingy, gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, sticky, viscid, viscous. adhesive. tending to adhere. adjective. resembling paste in color; pallid. “he looked pasty and red-eyed”.
Definitions of 'pasty'. 1. If you are pasty or if you have a pasty face, you look pale and unhealthy. [...] 2. In Britain, a pasty is a small pie which consists of pastry folded around meat, vegetables, or cheese. [...] 3. See also Cornish pasty.
