Definition of pitchy
1a : full of pitch : tarryb : of, relating to, or having the qualities of pitch
2 : pitch-black
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Examples of pitchy in a Sentence
we stood staring into the pitchy dark forest, trying to determine what had made the strange cry
the trigger-happy soldiers couldn't see a thing in the pitchy darkness
Recent Examples of pitchy from the Web
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The accident threw her off, and her vocals were noticeably pitchy.
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First Known Use of pitchy
15th century
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