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How to pronounce pasty in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pastelike
Derivation paste


he looked pasty and red-eyed.
Type Words
Synonyms gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, sticky, viscid, viscous
Derivation paste
Type Words
Type of meat pie
Has types pork pie, cornish pasty
Type Words
Type of patch

Examples of pasty

pasty
You want it just so it coats the back of a spoon, not so thick that it is pasty.
From the courier-journal.com
It seems that no self-respecting politician can be seen without a pasty to hand.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
No, I'm sorry, but in the pasty forty-eight hours a lot of things have happened.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We've had flight passenger tax and inheritance tax and granny tax and pasty tax.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
For each pasty, roll out 1 portion of dough on waxed paper to an 8-inch circle.
From the denverpost.com
He came from a humble background and as a boy had a pasty complexion with zits.
From the post-gazette.com
Slowly add the milk, while continuing to whisk to avoid lumps or a pasty texture.
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The firm began 13 years ago with a pasty shop in Illogan, which is still there.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
A devaluation might do more good for pasty tourists than the Greeks themselves.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Resembling paste in color; pallid; "he looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white"
  • Small meat pie or turnover
  • (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
  • Gluey: having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  • A pasty (Hogen; Pasti), known in (West) Cornish dialect as tiddy/teddy oggy/oggin, and sometimes as pastie in the United States, is a filled pastry case, commonly associated with Cornwall in the United Kingdom. ...
  • Pasties (sing. 'pastie' or 'pasty') are adhesive coverings applied to cover a person's nipples and/or vulva. They vary in size, but are usually not much larger than the areola. Pasties are usually applied with a special tape or glue fixative, often gum arabic. ...
  • (The Pasties) The Pasties were a New York City-based power pop band that featured Sam Endicott, who went on to form The Bravery. ...
  • An item worn by strippers to conceal the nipples; Like paste, sticky; pale, lacking colour
  • (Pasties) by Lindsey Bareham, Mabecron Books, Plymouth, UK, 2008 ISBN 978-0-9532156-6-9