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

Swindle was the consulting pastry chef, so his chocolate cake came east, as did newer creations such as a pine nut tart, its shell all crackle and butter, with a pitch-perfect side of cardamom ice milk. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Mensah is pitch-perfect Through two games, Mensah has been nearly perfect. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Stewart’s presentation of this story is pitch-perfect as a scene unto itself. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

Kimmel and Damon then bicker over who has a rightful paternal claim to the child, culminating in a pitch-perfect spoof of Maury featuring Short as Povich. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pitch-perfect

• architect
• circumspect
• deselect
• dialect
• disconnect
• disinfect
• disrespect
• incorrect
• indirect
• intellect
• interject
• intersect