/ˈpeɪsti/
OriginFrom paste + -y (adjectival suffix).
- Like paste, sticky.
“These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well; they are very pasty.”
- Pale, lacking colour, having a pallor.
“He is pasty-faced.”
“(figuratively) He was feeling pasty.”
“Are you feeling OK? You look a bit pasty.”
- A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
Formspastier(comparative) · pastiest(superlative) · pastey(alternative, rare) · pasties(plural) · pastie(alternative)