pasty skin

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describes skin (on the face or body) that is unpleasantly pale and unhealthy-looking

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Examples (20)

  • He had the pasty skin of someone who rarely goes outside.
  • After a week in the sun, her skin was no longer pale but had a healthy glow.
  • After weeks of illness, her face was thin with pasty skin.
  • The illness left him with a sallow, pasty skin that worried his family.
  • The flickering fluorescent lights made everyone's pasty skin look even worse.
  • Despite eating well, his skin remained stubbornly pasty, suggesting a lack of fresh air.
  • Long hours in the office left him with pasty skin and dark circles under his eyes.
  • She tried various remedies to combat her naturally pasty skin, but nothing seemed to work.
  • Vitamin deficiency can often lead to pasty skin and low energy.
  • The character in the play had a ghostly appearance due to his extremely pasty skin.
  • Despite the summer heat, he maintained his characteristically pasty skin.
  • Many people living in northern climates develop a pasty skin due to limited sun exposure.
  • The doctor noticed the patient's pasty skin during the initial examination.
  • He looked unwell, with dark circles under his eyes and a generally pasty skin.
  • Living in a basement apartment resulted in pasty skin from lack of sunlight.
  • The doctor suspected a vitamin deficiency because of her consistently pasty skin.
  • He tried to hide his pasty skin with a bit of bronzer, but it looked unnatural.
  • Her pale complexion and pasty skin made her look much older than she was.
  • Her pasty skin suggested she hadn't been eating a balanced diet.
  • He emerged from his long hibernation with a weak constitution and a noticeably pasty skin.