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.—
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Assisted by the low, somber strings of Oliver Coates’ score and the clean, crisp brightness of Judith Kaufmann’s lensing, Volpe directs with much the same simplicity and moderation, toward a pitch-perfect ending of wholly disarming terseness and economy.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Cue Yasmin Kara-Hanani, who now goes by the pitch-perfect Dickensian name Lady Muck.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Madsen had to make sure the multilingual dialogue sounded pitch-perfect in many tongues, some of which are quite endangered.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
Cue Yasmin Kara-Hanani, who now goes by the pitch-perfect Dickensian name Lady Muck.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Madsen had to make sure the multilingual dialogue sounded pitch-perfect in many tongues, some of which are quite endangered.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Pitch-perfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch-perfect. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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