adjective
pasty
Resembling a thick sticky paste.
The sauce turns pasty when I add too much flour.
Etymology
The adjective adds -y to paste. It describes material or an appearance as having the thick, soft, sticky character of paste.
More examples
- Overcooked rice can become pasty instead of fluffy.
- Stir the powder into water until it forms a pasty mixture.
- This oatmeal is pastier than I like.
Forms
pasty · pastier · pastiest
paste noun — A thick, moist, soft mixture of ingredients.
Similar words
- gummy
- Suggests a glue-like or chewy texture rather than soft paste.
- sticky
- Emphasizes clinging to surfaces, without necessarily being thick.