pallid
/ˈpælɪd/adjective
Lacking color or brightness; looking pale and weak.
Example sentence
- “After a week in bed with the flu, his face looked pallid.”
Bookish; 'pale' is the everyday word. A pallid performance is a bloodless, dull one.
Related words
palpableAble to be touched or physically felt; so strong it seems almost physical.palatableHaving a pleasant taste; agreeable to eat.paltrySo small or worthless as to be almost meaningless.painstakingThe act of putting careful, patient effort into a task.pancakeA flat, round cake made from batter and cooked in a frying pan or on a griddle.painkillerA medicine taken to reduce or stop pain.