high-pitched
Music. played or sung at a high pitch.
emotionally intense:a high-pitched argument.
(of a roof) having an almost vertical slope; steep.
Origin of high-pitched
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How to use high-pitched in a sentence
I can hear her highpitched complaining voice bargaining with me over the cost of inoculating her lawn.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreThe sudden noisy clamor of many voices, highpitched and excited, floated out to them under the hot sky.
The Prodigal Judge | Vaughan Kester
British Dictionary definitions for high-pitched
pitched high in volume or tone: See high (def. 10)
(of a roof) having steeply sloping sides
(of an argument, style, etc) lofty or intense
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