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Definition of pallid adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pallid

adjective

NAmE//ˈpæləd//

1(of a person, their face, etc.) pale, especially because of illness a pallid complexion

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2(of colors or light) not strong or bright, and therefore not attractive a pallid sky

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