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pitchy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. coal-black, jet, jet-black, pitchy, sootyadjective

    of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

  2. pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarryadjective

    having the characteristics of pitch or tar

Wiktionary

  1. pitchyadjective

    Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch.

  2. pitchyadjective

    Very dark black; pitch-black.

  3. pitchyadjective

    Off pitch; out of tune.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pitchyadjective

    Etymology: from pitch.

    The planks, their pitchy cov’rings wash’d away,
    Now yield; and now a yawning breach display. Dryden.

    Native petroleum, found floating upon some springs, is no other than this very pitchy substance, drawn forth of the strata by the water. John Woodward, on Fossils.

    Night is fled,
    Whose pitchy mantle over-veil’d the earth. William Shakespeare.

    I will sort a pitchy day for thee. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

    Pitchy and dark the night sometimes appears,
    Friend to our woe, and parent of our fears;
    Our joy and wonder sometimes she excites,
    With stars unnumber’d. Matthew Prior.

Wikipedia

  1. pitchy

    Calling Time is the fifth studio album by Swedish musician Basshunter. It was released on 13 May 2013.

ChatGPT

  1. pitchy

    Pitchy generally refers to a sound, especially a musical note or voice, which is not accurately tuned or is off-key. Additionally, it can be used to describe something that is overly sentimental, mawkish, or excessively dark or black.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pitchyadjective

    partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch

  2. Pitchyadjective

    smeared with pitch

  3. Pitchyadjective

    black; pitch-dark; dismal

  4. Etymology: [From 1st Pitch.]

Anagrams for pitchy »

  1. typhic

  2. phytic

  3. pythic

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pitchy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pitchy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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