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pastey

pastey is the rare spelling of pasty.

Meaning of pasty

Adjective

pasty (comparative pastier, superlative pastiest)

  1. Like paste, sticky.
    • These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well; they are very pasty.
  2. Pale, lacking colour, having a pallor.
    • He is pasty-faced.
    Synonyms:
    pasty-faced
  3. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) Whiteskinned.
    • He smoothed his tailored suit and red tie. "Boy, does it look like I ain't rich now? My pockets are already full of paper! Why the fuck would I want to risk doing business with some pasty cracker? For all I know, you a cop!"2008, John Lacombe, Winter Games, page 184

See all 4 meanings of pasty

Forms of pastey

comparativepastier
superlativepastiest

Questions about pastey

What is pastey the rare spelling of?
Pastey is the rare spelling of pasty.

Words near pastey in the dictionary

  1. pasteurized
  2. pasteurizer
  3. pasteurizers
  4. pasteurizes
  5. pasteurizing
  6. pastey
  7. pasticceria
  8. pasticcerias
  9. pasticcerie
  10. pasticci
  11. pasticcio

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