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单词 overpitched
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overpitchedadj.1

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, pitch n.2
Etymology: < over- prefix + pitch n.2 (although this is first attested later in the relevant sense: compare pitch n.2 2a) + -ed suffix2. Compare later pitched adj.2 6. Compare underpitched adj. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation of the second element as (-pitʃt) /-pɪtʃt/.
Obsolete. rare.
Of a roof: having a greater than ordinary pitch; having an excessive slope.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > type of roof
thatched1467
side?a1475
thacked1530
vaulted1552
shingleda1563
slated1611
unshingled1611
high-pitch1614
slate-pointed1648
killesed1649
hipped1663
pantiledc1672
overpitched1677
underpitched1677
low-pitcheda1684
pitched1773
theeked1792
peaked1797
shingle1810
thackless1810
choppered1818
wagon-headed1823
unlathed1854
break-back1856
shingly1857
saddleback1861
scaled1862
gambrelled1863
thatchy1864
weather-slated1870
thatchless1882
weather-tiled1887
monopitch1941
tile-roofed1962
1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 274 Roofs..whereof some are flat or under-pitched,..others due proportion'd, or over-pitched.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

overpitchedadj.2

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpɪtʃt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈpɪtʃt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, pitched adj.2
Etymology: < over- prefix + pitched adj.2 In sense 1 after overpitch v.
1. Cricket. Of a ball: that is pitched too far.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > types of delivery or ball
wide1827
shooting1833
full-pitched1834
bumping1851
overpitched1855
hand over head1862
bumpy1864
right arm1877
breaking1881
fast-breaking1893
leg-breaking1896
hittable1898
off-breaking1904
inswinging1920
underpitched1927
outswinging1929
1855 F. Lillywhite Guide to Cricketers (ed. 8) 21 Without a ‘break-back’, the thing is impossible with any but an over-pitched ball.
1897 K. S. Ranjitsinhji Jubilee Bk. Cricket iv. 188 These on-drives should be kept for rather overpitched balls.
1958 D. Bradman Art of Cricket 101/2 Learn to bowl the yorker if you can but be prepared to get hit for some fours off the overpitched balls in the process.
2002 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Nov. (Sport section) 2 Overpitched deliveries were driven back past the bowler with the maximum of power and the minimum of fuss.
2. Pitched too high; exaggerated, overstated.
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1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 14 Aug. 216/1 Mr. Swinburne has spoken some words of warning, not out of season, though perhaps something over-pitched.
1886 F. H. Doyle Reminisc. 193 These praises appeared to me a little overpitched.
1953 P. Larkin Let. 26 July in Sel. Lett. (1992) 206 I'm sorry if in the first desolation of parting my own letter was a bit over-pitched.
2001 Variety (Nexis) 12–18 Nov. 34 A production so overpitched and variably cast that you may find yourself either wincing or stifling a yawn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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