pastose

adjective

pas·​tose

(ˈ)pa¦stōs

: painted thickly : covered or filled with paint

pastosely adverb

pastosity

paˈstäsətē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

Italian pastoso doughy, soft, from pasta dough, paste (from Late Latin) + -oso -ose

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