Pasty (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Resembling paste in color; pallid; "he looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She had been feeling unwell for days and her skin looked pasty and clammy to the touch.
- The pale light of the winter sun cast a pasty glow over the entire landscape.
- After the illness, his face had taken on a pasty complexion that didn't flatter him at all.
- The woman's skin was pasty and pale, a stark contrast to her deep, rich hair.
- She wore heavy makeup to try and disguise her pasty complexion, but it only seemed to accentuate it.
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Meaning 2
Having the sticky properties of an adhesive.
Classification
All adjective clusters.