pitch-perfect

adjective

pitch-per·​fect ˈpich-ˈpər-fikt 

: sensitive to or having exactly the right tone or style

a pitch-perfect translation

The political newcomer launched and led a pitch-perfect race over the summer.

—Mattie Kahn

Examples of pitch-perfect in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The series finale starts with the Cooper family's shock and grief over the loss and then strives for the pitch-perfect upbeat series ending that takes place 27 days after George's funeral. —Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024

Olivia Dunne’s outfit to support her boyfriend’s MLB debut was pitch-perfect! —Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024

Bob and his boss, the affably gruff and gruffly affable Edsel Kellogg III (a pitch-perfect Jim Gaffigan), are not only feeling the toaster-pastry existential pressure, but are also dealing with labor unrest among disgruntled cereal mascots. —Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Ultimately, every performance, from André the Giant to Mandy Patinkin, is pitch-perfect, and this film is a crown jewel of Rob Reiner’s royal reign in Hollywood. —Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024

Gere leaped musicals with Chicago (2002) and danced away with a Golden Globe and SAG Award for his pitch-perfect performance as slick defense attorney Billy Flynn. —Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2024

For that last bit, Winslet slipped into a pitch-perfect American accent — Los Angeles, maybe a film executive. —Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024

This essay is a pitch-perfect example of letting the details speak for themselves: Palestinian men and boys between the ages of 12 and 70 are stripped, cuffed, blindfolded and then loaded onto the backs of trucks to be taken for interrogation. —Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024

Barbie's casting director, Allison Jones, also shared some insight on the A-list actors who had to turn down roles in the film, including Bowen Yang, Dan Levy, and Ben Platt — as almost-Kens — and Jonathan Groff as Allan, a part that ultimately went to the pitch-perfect Michael Cera. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above