pastiness

past·i·ness

[pey-stee-nis]
noun
the quality of being pasty.

Origin:
1600–10; pasty1 + -ness

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pasty1 (ˈpeɪstɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , pastier, pastiest
1.  of or like the colour, texture, etc, of paste
2.  (esp of the complexion) pale or unhealthy-looking
 
n , pastier, pastiest, pasties
3.  either one of a pair of small round coverings for the nipples used by striptease dancers
 
'pastily1
 
adv
 
'pastiness1
 
n

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Pastiness is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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