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

On the second-to-last night of the Democratic National Convention, for which Charlotte’s uptown arena served as main host, Clinton gave a pitch-perfect, point-by-point argument for Obama’s re-election that ran nearly 50 minutes and kept the convention hall buzzing for much longer after that. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025

Brittany Snow knows how to throw a pitch-perfect event, literally and figuratively. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025

The impeccable direction and cinematography, the masterful suspense, and the pitch-perfect performance of Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates all combine to create not just one of the best horror movies of all time, but one of the best films of all time, period. —Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025

The Hollywood actor’s devilish features and unmistakable crackling voice make for a pitch-perfect pair with Solnicki’s sardonic sensibility. —Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025

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