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pasty-faced

American  
[pey-stee-feyst] / ˈpeɪ stiˈfeɪst /

adjective

  1. having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion.

    an awkward, pasty-faced youth.


Etymology

Origin of pasty-faced

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

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He’s the tall pasty-faced, middle-aged glammy Goth with the loud clothing and a habit of bothering bakers at crucial moments.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

Is Gilbert going to show up at his next charity event with some pasty-faced kid in tow and tell donors, “Hi, I’d like you to meet the star of my eSports team, Pincus McCoy?”

From Washington Times • Jan. 21, 2018

That is: the pasty-faced Ronald McDonald versus the mustachioed Burger King locked in a heated cage match.

From US News • Jun. 17, 2016

How did these two pasty-faced lads wind up in possession of an unrecorded, unreleased Lennon-McCartney song in 1964?

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2015

Two pasty-faced girls walked out of Velia and Delia’s room.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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