I'm no longer mocked for my "pastiness", chided for my "lack of color". From Wordnik.com. [Verena von Pfetten: Tan Is The New Tacky] Reference
MOOS: Chuck considers his natural pastiness a plus. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 08, 2006] Reference
When I was south, the locals made fun of my pastiness, as in jokingly telling me to put on more sunscreen. From Wordnik.com. [Adios Amigos! « Oh. Claire] Reference
I can't definitely say he blanched -- with a guy that pale, it's hard to tell when the pastiness level escalates. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
I do appreciate the color differences between them - Bella looks warm and golden next to pasty Edward .. but his pastiness doesn't entice me - it just looks gross. From Wordnik.com. [Final ‘Twilight’ Poster Hits Net. What Do You Think? » MTV Movies Blog] Reference
One-third of it to two-thirds of dry horse manure works up very well, heats moderately, retains its warmth a long time, also its moisture without any tendency to pastiness; the mycelium travels through it beautifully, and it bears fine mushrooms. From Wordnik.com. [Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure] Reference
A compost that has been laid up for a year, according to the orthodox practice of florists, is very much to be desired; but it may be prepared off-hand if care be taken to have all the materials in a sweet, friable state, free from pastiness, and as far as possible free from vermin. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
Before the visit, Rieff had already suspected that his mother was ill — a pastiness and pallor evident in recent photographs, the development of bruises all over her body — and he might have inferred it from the fact that she had already undergone a bone marrow biopsy, not a routine procedure, the results of which clinched the diagnosis Dr.A. was giving them. From Wordnik.com. [Will to Live] Reference
Other than a certain pastiness, none of these women reads as British, nor do any of them. From Wordnik.com. [Fleshbot] Reference
Which I do declare would leave behind some sort of Freddy Krueger Meets Birdcage pastiness. From Wordnik.com. [Best Week Ever] Reference
His skin had the pastiness that comes of more exposure to the glare of vile dance halls than the sunlight of day. From Wordnik.com. [The Ear in the Wall] Reference
The fat man, with his premature wrinkles and his solemn air of law books that look venerable though fresh from the press, took on an added pastiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Grain of Dust] Reference
Neutered of color, the works convey the passage of time in their thick pastiness, like dust forming on surfaces long abandoned or film built up on windows. From Wordnik.com. [theartblog] Reference
The Mets will require serious upgrades in gamerness and pastiness this offseason and should look to shed Beltran, Reyes, Delgado and all of their current second basemen. From Wordnik.com. [Amazin' Avenue] Reference
In dress and appearance he resembled very much the ordinary valet in private service, except for his eye-glasses, and that his face lacked the smooth pastiness of the class. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora] Reference
The making-up of the faces interested her; she was amazed by the transformation of Mabel into youthful loveliness, with a dairy maid's bloom in place of her pallid pastiness. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise] Reference
It pleased him to believe that his face was cast in an intellectual mould, and that the somewhat unhealthy pastiness of his skin might be described as the "pallor of thought.". From Wordnik.com. [The Daffodil Mystery] Reference
Now, perhaps this newspaper was trying to do the early morning commuters a favor and spare them the injustice of having to see my quivering pastiness before the hour of 7am, but regardless I was annoyed. From Wordnik.com. [Finny Knits] Reference
He'll be joined by an explosion of pastiness: Mitch McConnell (R-Ky), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Jim DeMint (R-S. C.), John Thune (R-S. D.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Jason Chaffetz. From Wordnik.com. [HUFFPOST HILL - SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2010] Reference
It accentuates your pastiness. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2006] Reference
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