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

Earth Kenan Salazar has found his calling in creating pitch-perfect covers of classic rock songs that sub in nonsensical Gen-Alpha slang for the original lyrics, cracking up his 12,000-plus (and growing) followers on the daily. —Morgan Enos, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024

Ortiz delivers an amusing, deadpan frustration as Yancy’s straight-man foil, and Alex Moffat (SNL) is pitch-perfect smarmy as Evan Shook, a realtor desperately trying to sell a hideous McMansion next to Yancy’s house. —Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024

When asked if this is reminiscent of their bond in real life, the two have a pitch-perfect answer. —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2024

This French dip sandwich is pitch-perfect (don't forget the shoestring fries). – New here? —Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 31 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above