pasty has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food,color
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[ adjective ] having the properties of glue

Used in print

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

Water from the snow and water from the towels had run off the kid to the table where the dough was , and the dough was turning pasty , sticking_to the kid 's back and behind .

Related terms

adhesive

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[ adjective ] (color) resembling paste in color; pallid

Synonyms

pastelike

Examples

"the looked pasty and red-eyed" "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white"

Used in print

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

Under the trees , there was a dead redcoat , a young boy with a pasty white skin and a face full of pimples , who had taken a rifle_ball directly between the eyes .

Related terms

colorless

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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 3937
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) small meat pie or turnover
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