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pallid
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pallid
(adjective)
pallid
/
ˈ
pæləd/
adjective
pallid
/
ˈ
pæləd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PALLID
[
more pallid; most pallid
]
formal
1
:
very pale in a way that suggests poor health
the patient's
pallid
face
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2
:
dull and uninteresting
a
pallid
performance
The movie is a
pallid
version of the classic novel.
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