pastiness

American  

[pey-stee-nis] / ˈpeɪ sti nɪs /

noun

1. the quality of being pasty.

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Etymology

Origin of pastiness

First recorded in 1600–10; pasty ¹ + -ness

Example Sentences

“It aids in even browning and prevents items from sticking during sauteing, but it doesn’t impart the pastiness that regular all-purpose flour can.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

But she is attracted by "the sullenness, the stylistic belligerence, the aggressive pastiness and deliberate potato- sprouting-in-the-cellar lack of health."

From Time Magazine Archive

Two years in the White House have greyed his hair, accentuated the pastiness of his complexion, deepened the lines in his round boyish face, so easy to caricature, so hard to paint.

From Time Magazine Archive

Saliva forcefiilly oozed through the dry pastiness of my mouth.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

The days were doing him good, all around, toughening his face, taking the poolroom pastiness out of it, putting a bracer in his back.

From The Flockmaster of Poison Creek by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)