pale1 adjectivepale2 verbpale3 noun
palepale1 /peɪl/ ●●○ W3 adjective 
WORD ORIGINpale1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French, Latin pallidus; ➔ PALLIDEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- pale blue eyes
- a pale complexion
- Her dress is pale pink, with a small flowery pattern.
- I couldn't get to sleep until I saw the first pale light of dawn.
- the pale light of early morning
- The banks of the river are bathed in pale moonlight.
- The old man's pale blue eyes moved from the dartboard to the bar and then back again.
- The sunlight through the thick clouds was pale and cool that morning.
- There were dark rings under her eyes and her skin was paler than usual.
- You look kind of pale. Are you feeling okay?
- And her skin pale pale pale, like that one.
- Because of its name and that pale blue the school enjoyed a peculiar indefinable distinction.
- Great pale splotches appeared on the once-shining parquet floor where water had leaked in and stood in puddles.
- He knelt inside a globe of pale fire, his face lifted to the chains, his eyes closed.
- He was pale and natty as ever.
- His pale blue eyes were fixed on Sendei's own.
- The room, painted a white so fresh that it seemed pale blue, was cool and soothing.
THESAURUS
a pale colour is very light: · He has very pale blue eyes.· a flower with pale green leaves
a light colour is not dark: · His T-shirt was light green.· a light blue sweater
pastel colours have a lot of white in them: · The girls wore pastel pink sundresses.
light in colour because of being washed many times or affected by the sun: · The curtains were old and faded.· a pair of faded jeans
Longman Language Activatornot bright light that is pale is not bright and has very little colour in it: · I couldn't get to sleep until I saw the first pale light of dawn.· The sunlight through the thick clouds was pale and cool that morning.· The banks of the river are bathed in pale moonlight.
a dim light or lamp is not bright and makes it difficult for you to see - use this about lights inside rooms or buildings, not the light outside: · It was impossible to read by the dim light of the fire.· There was nothing in the room but a table, a chair, and a dim lamp.· Dying embers gave out a dim glow in the hearth.
weak light is not bright, especially when you need it to be brighter, or when it was brighter before: · In the weak light inside the bus Tom couldn't see to read.· the weak glow of the dashboard lights
poor or bad light is not bright enough, so that it is difficult for you to work or see what you are doing: · Reading in poor light is very bad for the eyes.· It was difficult to find our way down the mountain in the mist and bad light.
soft light is not bright, in a way that is pleasant and relaxing: · In the soft evening light Sonya looked ten years younger.· The restaurant has a romantic atmosphere with soft lights and background music.
low lighting is fairly dark, so that a place seems pleasant and relaxing - use this about the light in rooms or buildings, not the light outside: · For our anniversary, let's go to a restaurant with low lights and soft music.· It was a while before Samuel's eyes got used to the low lighting of the intensive care unit.
light colours light colours are closer to white than to black: · They both have brown hair, but Tina's is slightly lighter.light blue/green/orange etc: · This is a nice jacket and we also do it in a light green.
very light in colour: · There were dark rings under her eyes and her skin was paler than usual.pale pink/green/blue etc: · Her dress is pale pink, with a small flowery pattern.· The old man's pale blue eyes moved from the dartboard to the bar and then back again.
use this about the colour of people's hair and skin: · Someone with fair skin like you should probably use a stronger sunscreen.fair-haired/fair-skinned: · The Indians were at first frightened of the fair-skinned Europeans.
pastel colours, especially pink, yellow, green or blue, are soft and light and not at all bright: · Before the baby was born Jenny bought some pretty, pastel baby clothes.· Mrs Singh preferred saris in pastel colours, such as salmon pink.
if something is faded , it is a lighter colour than it was originally because of being affected by the sun, washing, or age: · The woman wore a faded blue dress and old brown sandals.· Joe dropped a faded newspaper picture on Woodward's desk.
to be suddenly frightened to be suddenly frightened by something that happens: · I got a terrible fright when that dog jumped out at me.get the fright of your life informal (=be suddenly very frightened): · I got the fright of my life when he suddenly spoke from out of the darkness.
to suddenly become so frightened that you cannot think clearly, especially if this makes you do something dangerous or stupid: · When the parachute didn't open I just panicked.· The soldiers panicked and opened fire on the raiders.· When a plane gets into difficulty it is essential that the pilot does not panic.
to make a sudden movement because you are surprised and frightened by something that happens very suddenly: · Something came out in front of me and I jumped.· Following the attacks, he now jumps every time he hears a plane.jump out of your skin: · She jumped out of her skin, as something cold and snakelike was thrust into her hand.
to suddenly feel very frightened, with the result that your face becomes very pale: · Alexander looked down the hall, and went pale with fright. It was as if he had seen a ghost. go white as a sheet: · You're as white as a sheet. What's happened?· The nurse came in with a hypodermic needle, and Rob went white as a sheet.
WORD SETSamber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
He suddenly went pale. Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint. an elderly pale-faced womanCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark blue raincoat She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint. a dark green dress The remake of ‘Casablanca’ was a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing it imitates) of the original movie. The hills were bathed in pale moonlight.
He suddenly went pale. Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint. an elderly pale-faced woman a dark blue raincoat· a light brown jacket
(=not dark or strong)· Light colours make a room look larger.
(=lacking colour and often not healthy)· Her complexion was pale and spotty.
She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint.· His eyes are dark brown.
· She looked into his deep blue eyes.· The tiny child’s pale blue eyes stared up at her appealingly.
· His face suddenly became pale and I thought he was going to faint.
(=becomes pale)· I saw her face go pale when he walked in.
a dark green dress The remake of ‘Casablanca’ was a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing it imitates) of the original movie.· Her face glowed in the light of the pale moon.
The hills were bathed in pale moonlight. (=similar to, but not as good as, something else)· The film is only a pale reflection of the book.
· I have fair skin that burns very easily.
(=not strong or hot)· It was early spring, and pale sunshine shone on the fields.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· He was rather pale, and tended to watch the policemen rather than Ewen.· Connon, rather pale but perfectly composed, wearing a dark suit and a black tie, stood in the open doorway.· Red of juvenile, both on crown and under tail coverts, is rather pale.· Nick just seemed subdued, rather pale, still quite shocked by the crash.
· No one would take home a boy who looked like that, so pale and delicate.· She lay asleep, so pale, so thin.· She had looked so pale last night, so still, and incredibly beautiful in her trance-like state.· His face seemed so pale against the dark of her graceful, delicate hand.· To see you go so pale and still?· Petey had a face that glowed in the dark, it was so pale, with funny bumps on his cheeks.· Nobody had ever seen the Manager look so pale and tetchy as the morning after.· He was so pale as to be almost transparent; she could see the bones through the skin.
· Her pudgy face was very pale and her eyes looked as bad as Jinny's felt.· He turned very pale, and that gave me a moment of satisfaction.· You are very pale and there are huge bruises under your eyes.· Stick to very pale or clear shades.· Mike's face was very pale.· Sally arrived home late in the evening looking very pale and exhausted.· It was very pale and had no expression, as though expressions were surplus to requirements.· But she also looked, Meredith noticed, very pale and rather subdued.
NOUN· He threw my dress shirt over it so all was pale blue.· He was wearing pale blue brushed denim pants and a pale blue shirt that made his blue eyes look nearly luminous.
· Smaller than Levant Sparrowhawk, with pale cheeks, pale tail and brown on neck.· I reached out to touch its pale cheek.· His pale cheeks had taken on a ruddy glow.· His only movement was in the tears which crept down his pale cheeks.
· Ada was a particularly striking young lady, with a pale complexion contrasted by very dark hair.· She has a pale complexion and hazel eyes.· But the pale complexion will be masked in the make-up room.
· He could see their pale faces watching Jekub lurch towards them.· Her thick dark hair was swept up in spiraling tiers above a too-thin pale face.· He began to rub his jaw as if he was in pain; his normally pale face had turned white.· Thérèse's eyes glared in her pale face.· He touched it - the tips of his fingers made contact with the pale face.· He stepped back at once, and the sweat of fear was upon his pale face.· He wanted to stretch out and take that pale face between his hands and smooth the lines of grief away.· Her lips were swollen against her pale face and the sight of her distress seemed to infuriate him more.
· The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks.· Penelope saw that the sun was shining, a pale gold in the cool belly of the sky.· Scant make-up was applied, and her pale gold hair was treated to little more than a few vigorous strokes of a brush.· She held a book, reached out to a tall glass of pale gold wine, a twin to Jay's.· Anthony is taking pictures of a faded blue warehouse door on which pink and coral and pale gold stars are hanging.· A wonderful pale gold colour we felt it tasted a bit like a dry sherry.· Her long legs and bare feet are brown; her eyebrows and the down on her arms shine pale gold.· On the wall behind the plant she could just make out irregular painted spirals of pale gold.
· The carpet is pale green and scattered with Oriental rugs.· Very pale green spots on the head and white spots on the body over a brown ground color identify this species.· These ribbon-like leaves are pale green, with a prominent midrib and usually two lateral veins on either side.· But every day we see more pastel patches of red, purple, yellow, and pale green of swelling buds.· I think you should wear peach and cream and pale green, sage green, and grey perhaps.· The flowers are a subtle shade of pale green, rimmed in purple as the days go on.· There are two varieties: pale green, or dark green, thinner ones.· The walls were washed a pale green that never looked bright and fresh and clean.
· But this time round, they're pathetic, pale imitations of the planet destroyers that went before.· It had been a pale imitation.· These, however, are but a pale imitation of the History file.· To its critics, it became a mild tabloid and a very pale imitation of what was originally intended.· These programs are still only a pale imitation of the original human operators, however.
· He looked across the sea: a faint glimmer of pale light was rising in the midnight-blue sky.· The snow which had fallen the night before lay cold and silent, glittering in the strange, pale light.· In the pale light he noticed his servant's face was ashen, covered with a sheen of sweat.· There was a new moon, and its pale light cast soft shadows in the stillness.· As it walked forward Blake saw a hand illuminated by the pale lights.· Outside the moon shone down brightly, casting a weird pale light over the cottages and the trees and fields beyond.· The pale light splashed over them, hesitated, moved back and went off again.· One pale light shone at an upstairs window.
· When we left the forest, pale moonlight reflected dimly on the frosty ground and it was easier to see.· In the pale moonlight that night, we celebrated the beer run.· The floor was dappled with pale moonlight, scarcely lighter than the shadows which mingled with it.· She could see him vaguely now, white shirt gleaming in the pale moonlight.· Only the wind and the gravestones, cold in the pale moonlight.
· The sort of integrated circuit being used was a pale shadow of the microprocessors that are manufactured today.· If she had tried to present herself and not a pale shadow of Désirée she would have made more impact.· Light from the bathroom filled the area with pale shadows and gave the damaged patches in the mirror an eerie silvery glow.· Try using a paler shadow at the inner corner of the lids and blend to a deeper tone on the outside.· The cottage blocked out the sunlight, seeming to fall over her like a pale shadow.· He said it was a pale shadow of Chris Patten's recommendations for reforming the force.
· He was accompanied by a tall, dark-haired girl with pale skin and blue eyes whom he introduced as his fiancée.· Nina had a round face, pale skin and short-cut hair.· He was a stocky, forty-year-old Londoner with a pale skin and crew-cut red hair.· Tall and slender, with pale skin and jet-black hair, she was less outgoing than her older sister.· One was a junior doctor at a London hospital with pale skin and frizzy hair.· The girls' long hair flowing over tight turtle-neck sweaters, eyes darkened against pale skin.· She is a tall, elegant woman with fine cheekbones and smooth pale skin.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1having a skin colour that is very white, or whiter than it usually is: - But this time round, they're pathetic, pale imitations of the planet destroyers that went before.
- It had been a pale imitation.
- These programs are still only a pale imitation of the original human operators, however.
- These, however, are but a pale imitation of the History file.
- To its critics, it became a mild tabloid and a very pale imitation of what was originally intended.
He looked very pale and drawn.turn/go pale He suddenly went pale. Sharon went deathly pale and looked as if she might faint. an elderly pale-faced woman2a pale colour has more white in it than usual OPP deep SYN light: pale blue curtains► see thesaurus at colour3pale light is not bright: the pale gray dawn4pale imitation (of something) something that is similar to, but not as good as, something else: The cheese is a pale imitation of real Parmesan.THESAURUSpale a pale colour is very light: · He has very pale blue eyes.· a flower with pale green leaveslight a light colour is not dark: · His T-shirt was light green.· a light blue sweaterpastel pastel colours have a lot of white in them: · The girls wore pastel pink sundresses.faded light in colour because of being washed many times or affected by the sun: · The curtains were old and faded.· a pair of faded jeanspale1 adjectivepale2 verbpale3 noun
palepale2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLE
pale
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | pale |
| he, she, it | pales | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | paled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have paled |
| he, she, it | has paled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had paled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pale |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have paled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am paling |
| he, she, it | is paling | |
| you, we, they | are paling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was paling |
| you, we, they | were paling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been paling |
| he, she, it | has been paling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been paling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be paling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been paling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Clarence paled visibly. He hated the thought of pain.
- But that pales in comparison to what he brings to this city.
- I found a plumber, but when he saw the solid fuel monster in the kitchen, he paled visibly.
- It was still flowering in November, but the colour had paled to a soft lavender.
- It was without end or beginning, paling all emotional experiences into insignificance.
- Love seemed to pale in the whirlwind of conflicts I felt.
- The luminous star streaks were paling against a milky sky, whose brilliance in-creased moment by moment.
- The Mallaig train pulled away from the Clyde valley, leaving the haze-softened lights of Dumbarton paling in a cold February dawn.
Longman Language Activatorless important than something else
less important than the main subject, problem etc: · The government sees unemployment as a secondary issue.· The study found that women were often reduced to secondary roles in the workplace.secondary to: · Tourism is secondary to oil revenues as a source of income.
formal a subsidiary idea, question, subject etc is less important than the main one but it is connected with it: · If you take the English literature course, you can do linguistics as a subsidiary subject.subsidiary to: · The formulation of a lasting peace settlement was the main objective, and everything else was seen as subsidiary to it.
happening or existing in connection with or as a result of something else that is more important: · The Red Cross will provide money for food, housing, and incidental expenses.incidental to: · The puzzles are fun, but are incidental to the plot of the book.purely incidental: · The concert is just for fun, really. Any profit we make from it will be purely incidental.
too small and unimportant to have any useful or noticeable effect: · The difference between the two cars is marginal.· a marginal increase in sales
relating to the main activity, question, or subject, but much less important than it: · It is a society in which women's rights and concerns are still treated as peripheral.· Too much money is being spent on peripheral programs when our kids can't read or do basic math.peripheral to: · The romance was peripheral to the movie's main plot.
to be not very important compared to other things: · It's the perfect job for him - the salary is of secondary importance.· Police are increasingly regarding cannabis use as being of minor importance compared with other forms of crime.· We must stop treating mental illness as being of less importance than physical disabilities.
a subject or question that results from or is connected with the main one being considered, but is much less important: · The meeting seemed to focus on side issues, without ever really addressing the main point.· One of the side issues that arose was what to do with the old equipment when the new things arrived.
if someone's problems or achievements pale into insignificance when they are compared to something else, they are clearly much less important: · Our difficulties pale into insignificance when compared to the problems of the homeless.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark blue raincoat She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint. a dark green dress The remake of ‘Casablanca’ was a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing it imitates) of the original movie. The hills were bathed in pale moonlight.
a dark blue raincoat· a light brown jacket
(=not dark or strong)· Light colours make a room look larger.
(=lacking colour and often not healthy)· Her complexion was pale and spotty.
She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint.· His eyes are dark brown.
· She looked into his deep blue eyes.· The tiny child’s pale blue eyes stared up at her appealingly.
· His face suddenly became pale and I thought he was going to faint.
(=becomes pale)· I saw her face go pale when he walked in.
a dark green dress The remake of ‘Casablanca’ was a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing it imitates) of the original movie.· Her face glowed in the light of the pale moon.
The hills were bathed in pale moonlight. (=similar to, but not as good as, something else)· The film is only a pale reflection of the book.
· I have fair skin that burns very easily.
(=not strong or hot)· It was early spring, and pale sunshine shone on the fields.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Everything pales in comparison to a creation of this awesome magnitude.· But that pales in comparison to what he brings to this city.· The two disputes he mentioned pale in comparison with others looming on the horizon.· They also prevail in an era where travel abuses pale in comparison to those of earlier years.· Online shopping pales somewhat in comparison, which was the point of Larry Elliott's article.· But the nine goals paled in comparison to the 16-plus average the stars have produced over the past seven games.· Still, encouraging as such capital outlays are, they pale in comparison with Western investment in neighboring countries.
· The face that had paled with fright and shock had now flushed.· While the other tour members chatted and compared equipment Mom stood to one side, her face pale under the fluorescent lights.· Miss Clinton's face paled as she listened.
· In general, how-ever, these problems pale to insignificance compared to the problem of radioactive waste disposal.· His excruciating pains of confinement make mine pale into humbling insignificance.· But all of this pales into insignificance compared with one major advantage.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1 literary if your face pales, it becomes whiter than usual because you have had a shock: - Our difficulties pale into insignificance when compared to the problems of the homeless.
- There are still some problems, but they pale into insignificance when compared to the difficulties facing Russia.
- But all of this pales into insignificance compared with one major advantage.
- However, definitional factors pale into insignificance when compared with recent changes in household size.
- Such faults pale into insignificance against performances of such magnitude as these.
- This can also happen if a pain is very severe and strong such that it makes all the other symptoms pale into insignificance.
- But even these concerns pale by comparison with the fears that people have about traffic safety.
- But that pales in comparison to what he brings to this city.
- But the nine goals paled in comparison to the 16-plus average the stars have produced over the past seven games.
- Everything pales in comparison to a creation of this awesome magnitude.
- The number fired and to be fired at Burlington Northern pales in comparison with the number to be let go at AT.
- The two disputes he mentioned pale in comparison with others looming on the horizon.
- They also prevail in an era where travel abuses pale in comparison to those of earlier years.
Kent’s face paled when he saw that Rob had a knife.2pale into insignificance to seem much less important when compared to something bigger, worse, more serious etc: The amounts of money involved pale into insignificance when compared with the sums spent each year on research.3pale in/by comparison to seem small or unimportant compared to something elsepale to/with Today’s economic problems pale in comparison with those of the 1930s.pale1 adjectivepale2 verbpale3 noun
palepale3 noun WORD ORIGINpale3
Origin:
1400-1500 pale ‘limit’ (15-18 centuries), from ‘fence’ (14-19 centuries), from ‘pointed piece of wood driven into the ground’ (14-20 centuries), from Old French pal, from Latin palusCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark blue raincoat She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint. a dark green dress The remake of ‘Casablanca’ was a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing it imitates) of the original movie. The hills were bathed in pale moonlight.
a dark blue raincoat· a light brown jacket
(=not dark or strong)· Light colours make a room look larger.
(=lacking colour and often not healthy)· Her complexion was pale and spotty.
She was deathly pale, and looked as if she might faint.· His eyes are dark brown.
· She looked into his deep blue eyes.· The tiny child’s pale blue eyes stared up at her appealingly.
· His face suddenly became pale and I thought he was going to faint.
(=becomes pale)· I saw her face go pale when he walked in.
a dark green dress The remake of ‘Casablanca’ was a pale imitation (=something that is much less good than the thing it imitates) of the original movie.· Her face glowed in the light of the pale moon.
The hills were bathed in pale moonlight. (=similar to, but not as good as, something else)· The film is only a pale reflection of the book.
· I have fair skin that burns very easily.
(=not strong or hot)· It was early spring, and pale sunshine shone on the fields.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
beyond the pale offensive or unacceptable: - With his latest, hard-hitting campaign ad, Robertson has really gone beyond the pale.
- I feel childish, unloved, banished, beyond the pale.
- Opening Catholic schools was bad enough but consorting with the head of the Dublin government was entirely beyond the pale for loyalists.
- The guardians of the status quo usually judge them to be beyond the pale.
- The last two were beyond the pale.
- The matter seemed to lie beyond the pale of any definitive confirmation.
- Try and put beyond the pale.
His opinions are entirely beyond the pale.