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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.

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Origin of pitchy

First recorded in 1505–15; pitch2 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM pitchy

pitch·i·ness, noun

Words nearby pitchy

pitch shot, pitchstone, pitch surface, pitch wart, pitch woo, pitchy, pit dwelling, piteous, Pitesti, pitfall, pit grave
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Words related to pitchy

brunet, clouded, coal, dingy, dusky, ebony, inky, jet, jetty, livid, murky, onyx, pitch, pitch-black, sable, shadowy, slate, somber, sooty, swarthy

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British Dictionary definitions for pitchy

pitchy
/ (ˈpɪtʃɪ) /

adjective pitchier or pitchiest

full of or covered with pitch
resembling pitch

Derived forms of pitchy

pitchiness, noun
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