pastiness

[pey-stee-nis]

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noun

the quality of being pasty.

Origin of pastiness

First recorded in 1600–10; pasty¹ + -ness

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Related Words for pastiness

whiteness, sallowness, wanness, etiolation, achromatic, cadaverousness, pastiness

Examples from the Web for pastiness

Historical Examples of pastiness

Cigarettes and late hours may have given him a touch of pastiness.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 19, 1917
Various
Mix well, but not to pastiness, adding more crumbs or liquid as required to make a rather soft mixture.
The Laurel Health Cookery
Evora Bucknum Perkins
The two evils to be avoided in baking are, hardness on the one hand, and pastiness on the other.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure