| 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 | ||