Word forms: plural pasties, comparative pastier, superlative pastiestpronunciation note: The adjective is pronounced (peɪsti). The noun is pronounced (pæsti).
1. adjective
If you are pasty or if you have a pasty face, you look pale and unhealthy.
My complexion remained pale and pasty.
Ron Freeman appeared pasty faced and nervous.
Synonyms: pale, unhealthy, wan, sickly More Synonyms of pasty
2. countable noun
In Britain, a pasty is a small pie which consists of pastry folded around meat, vegetables, or cheese.
...meat pasties.
3. See also Cornish pasty
More Synonyms of pasty
pasty in British English1
(ˈpeɪstɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: pastier or pastiest
1.
of or like the colour, texture, etc, of paste
2.
(esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking
nounWord forms: pluralpasties
3.
either one of a pair of small round coverings for the nipples used by striptease dancers
Derived forms
pastily (ˈpastily)
adverb
pastiness (ˈpastiness)
noun
pasty in British English2
(ˈpæstɪ)
nounWord forms: pluralpasties
a round of pastry folded over a filling of meat, vegetables, etc
Cornish pasty
Word origin
C13: from Old French pastée, from Late Latin pasta dough
pasty in American English1
(ˈpeɪsti)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈpastier or ˈpastiest
of or like paste in color or texture
pasty in American English2
(ˈpæsti)
nounWord forms: pluralˈpasties
British
a pie, esp. a meat pie
Word origin
ME pastee < OFr pastée < paste, paste
Synonyms of 'pasty'
pale, unhealthy, wan, sickly
sticky, starchy, glutinous, icky
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Chinese translation of 'pasty'
pasty
(nˈpæstɪ; adjˈpeɪstɪ)
n(c)
(Brit) 馅(餡)饼(餅) (xiànbǐng) (个(個), gè)
adj
[complexion, face]苍(蒼)白的 (cāngbái de)
Nearby words of
pasty
pastor
pastry
pasture
pasty
pat
patch
patch up
1 (adjective)
Definition
(of the complexion) pale and unhealthy-looking
My complexion remained pale and pasty.
Synonyms
pale
She looked pale and tired.
unhealthy
a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion
wan
He looked wan and tired.
sickly
his pale, sickly face and woebegone expression
pallid
His thin, pallid face broke into a smile.
anaemic
Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.
sallow
His face was sallow and shiny with sweat.
like death warmed up (informal)
wheyfaced
2 (adjective)
Synonyms
sticky
a weakness for rich meat dishes and sticky puddings
starchy
glutinous
He was covered in soft, glutinous mud.
icky (informal)
doughy
mucilaginous
Additional synonyms
in the sense of anaemic
Definition
pale and sickly-looking
Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.
Synonyms
pale,
weak,
dull,
frail,
feeble,
wan,
sickly,
bloodless,
colourless,
infirm,
pallid,
ashen,
characterless,
enervated,
like death warmed up (informal)
in the sense of glutinous
Definition
gluelike in texture
He was covered in soft, glutinous mud.
Synonyms
sticky,
adhesive,
cohesive,
gooey,
viscous,
gummy,
gluey,
mucilaginous,
viscid
in the sense of pallid
Definition
lacking colour, brightness, or vigour
His thin, pallid face broke into a smile.
Synonyms
pale,
wan,
pasty,
colourless,
anaemic,
ashen,
sallow,
whitish,
cadaverous,
waxen,
ashy,
like death warmed up (informal),
wheyfaced
Nearby words of
pasty
pastoral
pastry
pasture
pasty
pat
pat someone on the back
pat yourself on the back
Synonyms of 'pasty'
pasty
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of sallow
Definition
(of human skin) of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour
His face was sallow and shiny with sweat.
Synonyms
wan,
pale,
sickly,
pasty,
pallid,
unhealthy,
yellowish,
anaemic,
bilious,
jaundiced-looking,
peely-wally (Scottish)
in the sense of sickly
Definition
(of a person) looking pale and unwell
his pale, sickly face and woebegone expression
Synonyms
pale,
washed out,
wan,
pasty,
bloodless,
pallid,
sallow,
ashen-faced,
waxen,
peaky
in the sense of unhealthy
Definition
not very fit or well
a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion