pastiness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pastiness
Example Sentences
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“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
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
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
Saliva forcefiilly oozed through the dry pastiness of my mouth.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
His skin had the pastiness that comes of more exposure to the glare of vile dance halls than the sunlight of day.
From The Ear in the Wall by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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