pale
adjective
(of a person or a person's skin)
palest
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superlativeof pale.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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“It was important to figure out where those bright pinks would live alongside our palest, pastel pink and, of course, every tone of pink in between,” Gerwig says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
These cookies bake to a beautiful toasty color and are topped with an artful smear of the palest pastel icing that is lightning-fast to whip up.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022
They sound almost like characters in a fairy tale when the narrator claims, “The faintest hint of affection, the palest expression of warmth, was enough to make each Oppenheimer triplet recoil.”
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
Colors ranged from the palest onionskin to an almost brilliant maraschino cherry, yet the color was rarely a clue to the body and character of the wine.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2019
Too early even to do my chores, I drank the coffee black, sitting on my steps, watching the sky blush the palest pink.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
