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

Example Sentences

Its opening poem, “Digging,” feels earthbound with its low-pitched vowels: “Between my finger and my thumb / The squat pen rests; snug as a gun.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The ovation had the character not of high-pitched cheering but of an involuntary low-pitched invocation of wonderment, even disbelief.

From Los Angeles Times

Just when the performance seems to conclude, Doechii, in a gray suit and tie, answers to a series of low-pitched whistle tones.

From Los Angeles Times

She told the coroner she could hear “some noise” from the fire alarm but that it was low-pitched and not continuous.

From BBC

"For reference," Dror explained, "the frequency of sound waves created by an alligator roar are about 100 billion times higher than this frequency -- these are very low-pitched waves."

From Science Daily