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pastel

[pa-stel, pas-tl] / pæˈstɛl, ˈpæs tl /
ADJECTIVE
muted in color
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Example Sentences

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It’s a wooden post with four boxes, each painted a different pastel shade.

From Literature

Lovely pastel flowers and leaves covered his arms right down to his wrists.

From Literature

Throughout the novel - the cover of which is pastel pink with the title spelled out in children's alphabet blocks - the protagonist uses child-like language, wears children's clothing, and engages in child-like behaviour.

From BBC

I first encountered Louisa May Alcott in an abridged children’s edition of “Little Women” that was brimming with pastel illustrations and tidy moral lessons.

From The Wall Street Journal

He wears signature pastel- and highlighter-colored suits and sports baseball caps and sunglasses to host investor panels.

From Barron's