low-pitched

American  

[loh-picht] / ˈloʊˈpɪtʃt /

adjective

1. pitched in a low register or key.

   a low-pitched aria for the basso.

2. produced by slow vibrations; relatively grave in pitch or soft in sound.

   a low-pitched whistle.

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low-pitched British  

adjective

1. pitched low in tone

2. (of a roof) having sides with a shallow slope

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Etymology

Origin of low-pitched

First recorded in 1615–25

Explanation

Something that sounds deep and soft, especially someone's voice, can be called low-pitched. It's polite to speak in a low-pitched voice before your houseguests have woken up in the morning. People who sing in low registers — altos and basses, for example — have low-pitched voices, and a big dog might have a low-pitched bark, especially compared to your toy poodle's yap. This definition of low-pitched comes from the sense of pitch that means "the highness or lowness of a sound's tone." Another way to use this adjective is to mean "at a low slant or slight slope," from the pitch meaning "steepness of slope."

Example Sentences

The sound that is produced is dull and low pitched.

From Encyclopedia.com • Feb. 5, 2018

The rumbles of earthquakes, which are too low pitched for us to hear, fall in the infrasonic range.

From The Verge • Sep. 16, 2017

They began by playing in low pitched tones every second.

From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2016

Muscles can contract only so fast, so purrs are low pitched.

From Time • Aug. 3, 2012

And if I played you five very low pitched tones, you’d be able to tell them apart.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell