English adjective: pasty | |||
1. | pasty resembling paste in color; pallid | ||
Samples | He looked pasty and red-eyed. A complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white. | ||
Synonyms | pastelike | ||
Similar | colorless, colourless | ||
Antonyms | colorful, colourful | ||
2. | pasty having the sticky properties of an adhesive | ||
Synonyms | gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, sticky, viscid, viscous | ||
Similar | adhesive | ||
Antonyms | nonadhesive | ||
English noun: pasty | |||
1. | pasty (food) small meat pie or turnover | ||
Broader (hypernym) | meat pie | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Cornish pasty, pork pie | ||
2. | pasty (artifact) (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers | ||
Broader (hypernym) | patch | ||