pasty

UK: /ˈpæsti/, /ˈpeɪsti/ US: /ˈpeɪsti/ ,(pā′stē; Food pas′tē)

Inflections of 'pasty' (adj):

pastier

adj comparative

pastiest

adj superlative

Inflections of 'pasty' (n): npl: pasties

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

past•y¹ /ˈpeɪsti/   adj., -i•er, -i•est, n., pl. past•ies. 
adj. 

1. of or like paste, as in texture or color:
   His face had a pasty complexion after that bouncy flight.

n. [countable]

2. Clothing pasties, [plural] a pair of small, cuplike coverings for a woman's nipples, used by nude dancers, etc.

past•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

past•y¹  (pā′stē), adj., past•i•er, past•i•est, n., pl. past•ies. 
adj. 

1. of or like paste in consistency, texture, color, etc.

n. 

2. Clothing pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a striptease dancer, nude model, etc.

• 1650–60 for def. 1; 1950–55 for def. 2; paste + -y¹ (def. 1), -y² (def. 2)

Synonyms

• 1. pale, ashen, ashy, wan, sallow.

pas•ty²  (pas′tē), n., pl. -ties. [Chiefly Brit.]

1. British Terms, Food a pie filled with game, fish, or the like.

• Middle French. See pté
• Middle English pastee 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pasty / ˈpeɪstɪ/ adjective (pastier, pastiest)

1. of or like the colour, texture, etc of paste
2. (esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking

ˈpastily adverb

ˈpastiness noun

pasty / ˈpæstɪ/ noun (pasties)

1. a round of pastry folded over a filling of meat, vegetables, etc: Cornish pasty

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French pastée, from Late Latin pasta dough