different between pasty vs ghostlike

English

Etymology 1

From paste +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: p?st'i, IPA^(key): /?pe?sti/
• Homophone: pastie
• Rhymes: -e?sti

Adjective

pasty (comparative pastier, superlative pastiest)

1. Like paste, sticky.

   These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well; they are very pasty.

2. pale, lacking colour, having a pallor

   He is pasty-faced.

   (figuratively) He was feeling pasty.

   Are you feeling OK? You look a bit pasty.

3. (slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) white-skinned
   • 2008, John Lacombe, Winter Games (page 184)

     He smoothed his tailored suit and red tie. "Boy, does it look like I ain't rich now? My pockets are already full of paper! Why the fuck would I want to risk doing business with some pasty cracker? For all I know, you a cop!"

   • 2010, James W. Lewis, Sellout (page 107)

     “So, snow bunny, what should black women do? How do we...oh, how do I say this... cure our brothas of this widespread, pasty disease?” I didn't reply. Again, I tried to step away. Again, she grabbed my arm.

Synonyms

• (sickly pale): See also Thesaurus:pallid

Translations

Noun

pasty (plural pasties)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers.

Translations

Related terms

• paste

Etymology 2

From Middle English paste, from Anglo-Norman paste and Old French pasté. Doublet of patty.

Alternative forms

• pastie

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: p?st'i, IPA^(key): /?pæsti/
• Rhymes: -æsti
• (General Australian) enPR: päst'i, IPA^(key): /?p??sti/
• Rhymes: -??sti

Noun

pasty (plural pasties)

1. A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.

Usage notes

The spelling pasty is preferred in the United Kingdom, but in Australia pastie is more common.

Derived terms

• Cornish pasty
• nasty pasty
• party pasty
• Pastygate
• pasty tax

Translations

See also

• meat pie
• sausage roll
• BBC: Who, What, Why: What exactly is a Cornish pasty?

Anagrams

• Patsy, Tyaps, patsy

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa.st?/

Noun

pasty f

1. inflection of pasta:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

English

Etymology

ghost +? -like

Adjective

ghostlike (comparative more ghostlike, superlative most ghostlike)

1. Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.