Pasty
WordNet
adjective
(1) Having the sticky properties of an adhesive
(2) Resembling paste in color; pallid
"He looked pasty and red-eyed"
"A complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white"
noun
(3) (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
(4) Small meat pie or turnover
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Like paste, sticky.
- These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well, they are very pasty.
- pale, lacking colour
- He is pasty-faced.
- He was feeling pasty.
Dictionary notes
- Encarta online lists only the spelling pasty for this sense.
- Merriam-Webster online does not cover this sense.
- Oxford English Dictionary lists only the spelling pastie for this sense.
- Webster’s Third New International Dictionary’s addenda lists only the plural pasties for this sense.
Noun
- A type of seasoned meat and vegetable pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape. A (savory) hand pie.
Usage notes
The spelling pasty is considered correct in the United Kingdom but in Australia the spelling pastie is the more common.