adjective
- having an unhealthy pale appearance
- lacking in vitality, force, or interest; weak
Usage: figurative
Examples
- After weeks of illness, her face looked pallid and drawn.
- The patient’s pallid complexion worried the doctor.
- His pallid performance failed to impress the audience.
- The pallid light of dawn filtered through the curtains.
- She gave a pallid smile that didn’t reach her eyes.
- The critic dismissed the novel as a pallid imitation of the original.