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Definition of pitchy - 2 dictionary results

pitch⋅y

  [pich-ee]
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–adjective, pitch⋅i⋅er, pitch⋅i⋅est.
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.
Origin:
1505–15; pitch 2 + -y 1

Related forms:
pitch⋅i⋅ness, noun
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pitch·y   (pĭch'ē)   
adj.   pitch·i·er, pitch·i·est

  1. Full of or covered with pitch.

  2. Resembling pitch in consistency.

  3. Extremely dark; black.

pitch'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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