pasty

pasty
Synonyms and related words:
Danish pastry, French pastry, achromatic, achromic, adhesive, amylaceous, anemic, ashen, ashy, baccate, baklava, bled white, blintz, bloodless, cadaverous, chloranemic, chocolate eclair, clabbered, clammy, clayey, clotted, coagulated, colorless, cream puff, curdled, dead, deadly pale, deathly pale, dim, dimmed, dingy, discolored, doughy, dowdy, dull, eclair, etiolated, exsanguinated, exsanguine, exsanguineous, faded, faint, fallow, flabby, flat, fleshy, gaumy, gelatinous, ghastly, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous, glutinose, glutinous, gooey, gray, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike, gummous, gummy, haggard, heavy, hueless, hypochromic, inspissated, jelled, jellied, jellylike, lackluster, leaden, livid, loamy, lurid, lusterless, macerated, masticated, mat, mealy, mucilaginous, muddy, mushy, neutral, pale, pale as death, pale-faced, pallid, pandowdy, pastry, patisserie, patty, patty-shell, pie, pithy, puff, pulpal, pulpar, pulped, pulplike, pulpy, quiche, ropy, rosette, sallow, sickly, slabby, slimy, slithery, soft, spongy, squashy, squelchy, squishy, starchy, sticky, stodgy, stringy, strudel, succulent, syrupy, tacky, tallow-faced, tart, tenacious, thick, thickened, timbale, tipsy cake, toneless, tough, tremelloid, tremellose, trifle, turnover, uncolored, viscid, viscose, viscous, vol-au-vent, wan, washed-out, waxen, weak, whey-faced, white

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  • Pasty — Pas ty, n.; pl. {Pasties}. [OF. past[ e], F. p[^a]t[ e]. See {Paste}, and cf. {Patty}.] A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a dish; a meat pie. If ye pinch me like a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pasty — Pas ty, a. Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness. A pasty complexion. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pasty — [adj1] sticky adhesive, doughy, gelatinous, gluelike, gluey, glutinous, gooey, mucilaginous, starchy; concept 606 Ant. smooth, unsticky pasty [adj2] pale anemic, ashen, bloodless, dull, pallid, sallow, sickly, unhealthy, wan, waxen; concept 618… …   New thesaurus

  • pasty — Ⅰ. pasty [1] (also pastie) ► NOUN (pl. pasties) chiefly Brit. ▪ a folded pastry case filled with seasoned meat and vegetables. ORIGIN Old French pastee, from Latin pasta paste . Ⅱ. pasty [2] …   English terms dictionary

  • pasty — pasty1 [pās′tē] adj. pastier, pastiest of or like paste in color or texture pasty2 [pas′tē] n. pl. pasties [ME pastee < OFr pastée < paste,PASTE] Brit. a pie, esp. a meat pie …   English World dictionary

  • Pasty — For other uses, see Pasty (disambiguation). Pasty A pasty …   Wikipedia

  • pasty — pasties (The adjective is pronounced [[t]pe͟ɪsti[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]pæ̱sti[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED 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 …   English dictionary

  • pasty — I UK [ˈpeɪstɪ] / US adjective Word forms pasty : adjective pasty comparative pastier superlative pastiest a pasty face or pasty skin looks pale and not very healthy Derived word: pastiness noun uncountable II UK [ˈpæstɪ] / US noun [countable]… …   English dictionary

  • pasty — past|y1 [ˈpeısti] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: paste] a pasty face looks very pale and unhealthy pasty 2 past|y2 [ˈpæsti] n plural pasties BrE [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: pastee, from Late Latin pasta; PASTE1 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pasty — pas|ty1 [ peısti ] adjective a pasty face or pasty skin looks pale and not very healthy ╾ past|i|ness noun uncount pasty pas|ty 2 [ pæsti ] noun count BRITISH a food made with PASTRY and meat, cheese, or vegetables …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pasty — 1. adjective /ˈpeɪsti/ a) Like paste, sticky. These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well, they are very pasty. b) pale, lacking colour He is pasty faced. 2. noun …   Wiktionary

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