pitch-black

American  

[pich-blak] / ˈpɪtʃˈblæk /

adjective

1. extremely black or dark as pitch.

   a pitch-black night.

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pitch-black British  

adjective

1. extremely dark; unlit

   the room was pitch-black

2. of a deep black colour

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Etymology

Origin of pitch-black

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

All he could see was pitch-black through sheets of rain, no car lights, no streetlights, no house lights.

From Literature

The upper corridor of the Mutton is pitch-black, silent.

From Literature

It was pitch-black outside, but the lightning strikes were so fast and so frequent they looked like strobe lights.

From Literature

It was pitch-black outside, and she wouldn’t tell me nothing anything.

From Literature

The result was pitch-black neighborhoods at night and dead traffic lights at intersections.

From The Wall Street Journal