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pitchy

[ pich-ee ]

adjective

pitchier, pitchiest.
  1. full of or abounding in pitch.
  2. smeared with pitch.
  3. resembling pitch, as in color, consistency, etc.:

    pitchy mud.

  4. dark or black as pitch.


pitchy

/ ˈɪʃɪ /

adjective

  1. full of or covered with pitch
  2. resembling pitch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱ٳ󾱲Ա, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 辱ٳi·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pitchy1

First recorded in 1505–15; pitch 2 + -y 1
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“I apologize for being pitchy,” he said later in the show.

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But three days into a string of seven-hour rehearsals, her voice collapsed, the high notes so long her hallmark dissolving into a pitchy wheeze.

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Vocals sound crisp, and strings in classical music come through lush without getting pitchy.

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She goes right back to singing in that pitchy child’s voice.

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To make it worse, something went wrong with the Glow-worm’s lighting system, and the room was in pitchy darkness.

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