pasty-faced

[ pey-stee-feyst ]

adjective
  1. having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.

Origin of pasty-faced

1
First recorded in 1600–10

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How to use pasty-faced in a sentence

  • Miss Gale proceeded to insist that boys are not pasty-faced without a cause, and it is to be sought lower down.

    The Woman-Hater | Charles Reade