pitch-dark

[ pich-dahrk ]

adjective

1. dark or black as pitch:

   a pitch-dark night.

pitch-dark

adjective

1. extremely or completely dark

Other Words From

• pitch-darkness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pitch-dark¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The characters in Pitch Dark can seem plucked from this soapy version of reality.

From The Daily Beast

Speedboat and Pitch Dark have recently been reissued in handsome editions by the New York Review of Books.

From The Daily Beast

Even after waiting for hours, first in the pitch dark and then in the blazing sun, voters sounded patient, if exasperated.

From The Daily Beast

He, Negrial, and neighbors dug for two hours, in the pitch dark, to free Marie Michele and the girls.

From The Daily Beast

The night was pitch-dark, it rained in torrents, there was mud and water everywhere, and the ground was too flat to drain.

From Project Gutenberg

It was pitch dark, and only one or two stars were seen at intervals struggling through the ragged masses of cloud.

From Project Gutenberg

The room was pitch-dark, and the sentinel could be seen through the door-cracks, within a dozen feet of us.

From Project Gutenberg

It's now just upon sunset; and, with such a night as this, in another half-hour or so you'll have it pitch-dark.

From Project Gutenberg

When he wakened he was very cold, and, of course, it was pitch dark.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• midnight