pitchy

[ pich-ee ]

/ ˈpɪtʃ i /

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adjective, pitch·i·er, pitch·i·est.

full of or abounding in pitch.

smeared with pitch.

resembling pitch, as in color, consistency, etc.: pitchy mud.

dark or black as pitch.

Nearby words

pitchometer, pitchout, pitchpole, pitchpot, pitchstone, pitchy, piteous, piteously, pitesti, pitfall, pith

Origin of pitchy

First recorded in 1505–15; pitch² + -y¹

Related formspitch·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for pitchy

Her pitchy performance of “Tik Tok” in particular seemed to attract the ire of SNL audiences.
Lana Del Rey, Sinead O’Connor & More Worst 'SNL' Performances (Videos)|Melissa Leon|January 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Flo was not just mediocre: she was catastrophically tragic, tone-deaf, screechy and, as Randy Jackson would say, “pitchy, dawg!”
Dead Cool: Florence Foster Jenkins|Simon Doonan|July 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The songs, which have creaky titles like “All that Razz” and “Hooray for What's-not-good,” are belted out with pitchy gusto.
The Worst Awards in Hollywood|Sean Macaulay|March 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The pitchy gloom without makes the heart dilate on entering the room filled with the glow and warmth of the evening fire.
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.|Washington Irving

Away flew the drogher amid the roaring seas into the pitchy darkness, which now settled down over the ocean.
The Three Lieutenants|W.H.G. Kingston
The darkness grew into profound night, only broken by the blue and sulphurous flashes which darted from the pitchy cloud.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
Rouvke, in his heart, addressed to his townswoman, on emerging from the pitchy darkness of the little bedroom.
The Imported Bridegroom|Abraham Cahan
John was now following one of these groups, but in the pitchy darkness he could not tell how many it numbered.
Cattle-Ranch to College|Russell Doubleday

British Dictionary definitions for pitchy

pitchy

/ (ˈpɪtʃɪ) /

adjective pitchier or pitchiest

full of or covered with pitch

resembling pitch

Derived Formspitchiness, noun

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pitchy

adjective, pitch·i·er, pitch·i·est.

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British Dictionary definitions for pitchy

pitchy

adjective pitchier or pitchiest