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English adjective: pasty

1. pasty resembling paste in color; pallid


SamplesHe looked pasty and red-eyed.
A complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white.


Synonymspastelike


Similarcolorless, colourless


Antonymscolorful, colourful

2. pasty having the sticky properties of an adhesive


Synonymsgluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, sticky, viscid, viscous


Similaradhesive


Antonymsnonadhesive


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









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