1
: deficient in color : wan
a pallid countenance
2
: lacking sparkle or liveliness : dull
a pallid entertainment
The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel.
pallidly
adverb
pallidness
noun
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The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel.
a pallid man who looked as though he'd never seen the sun
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Yet everything about this pallid stunt comedy, from the increasingly gross setpieces (at one point, Barrymore’s Nancy pukes directly into her husband’s mouth) to the wasting of normally great character actors in minor roles (Harvey Fierstein!
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
That pallid face hadn’t smelled of evil in the least.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
This dish came in a silicone vessel even more innovative than the fake eyeball: a replica of a man’s bald, pallid head, severed just below the eyebrows.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
While Biden is no longer the nominee, a major part of Harris’ task early in the race has been rebuilding her predecessor’s pallid polling, especially in the Midwest and the Sun Belt, which are considered key for victory in November.
—Nico Lang, Them, 6 Aug. 2024
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
That pallid face hadn’t smelled of evil in the least.
—Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
This dish came in a silicone vessel even more innovative than the fake eyeball: a replica of a man’s bald, pallid head, severed just below the eyebrows.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
While Biden is no longer the nominee, a major part of Harris’ task early in the race has been rebuilding her predecessor’s pallid polling, especially in the Midwest and the Sun Belt, which are considered key for victory in November.
—Nico Lang, Them, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Pallid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pallid. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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