pitch-perfect

adjective

pitch-per·​fect ˈpich-ˈpər-fikt How to pronounce pitch-perfect (audio)
: 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

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Trent Alexander-Arnold is already a hit at Real Madrid after a pitch-perfect unveiling on Thursday. Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 Cole Escola began their career on YouTube, hilariously dressed in a middling wig, performing a pitch-perfect and extremely loopy imitation of Bernadette Peters. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025 Kristin Chenoweth and Aaron Tveit both gave pitch-perfect on-the-spot deliveries as Erivo held out her microphone to them, but the most memorable was definitely Lambert, who blew the crowd away with spontaneous, dexterous riffs. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 June 2025 Unbeknownst to her, though, Devon has been getting a whole lotta interesting information on Kiki from her drunk cellmate (comedian Cat Cohen, in a bit of pitch-perfect casting). Caroline Framke, Vulture, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitch-perfect

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pitch-perfect was in 1902

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“Pitch-perfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch-perfect. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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