slow-pitchadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsləʊpɪtʃ/,

/ˌsləʊˈpɪtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈsloʊˌpɪtʃ/,

/ˌsloʊˈpɪtʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adj., pitch n.²

Etymology: < slow adj. + pitch n.²

A. adj.

1. Designating a variety of softball in which the ball must be pitched underarm with a high arcing trajectory; of or relating to this variety of softball. Cf. fast-pitch adj.The requirement for the ball to travel in a high arc ensures that the pitching in slow-pitch softball is slower than in fast-pitch softball. In addition, it is typically played with 10 players on the field instead of 9, and does not permit stealing bases or bunting.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [adjective]

slow-pitch1933

fast-pitch1934

1933 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 22 May 12/7 The Slow-pitch league will play their games under the lights between the hours of 9 and 10.

1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 2 July 1- c/1 Softball fans will have a chance to glimpse some of the top men's slowpitch teams in the northwest during the Town & Country-Corner Pocket Men's Slowpitch Softball Tournament.

1992 R. Brown Before & After i. ii. 21 I knew Martha's father from slow-pitch softball.

1999 GQ Mar. 269/1 A Central Park League slow-pitch softball game in the early '90s, when Silverman..was ordered by an umpire to pitch from in front of the mound, rather than on it.

2. North American. Undemanding, unchallenging. Cf. lob ball n. 3, softball question n.

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the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > easy to do or accomplish

eathlyc1000

lightOE

eathc1175

easyc1380

facile1484

good1490

easy (also simple, etc.) as pie1890

untroublesome1894

potty1899

sitting1932

cake1968

slow-pitch1981

renable1995

1981 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 20 Feb. [They] had discussed the case before Broadbent served up his slow-pitch question.

1996 Variety (Nexis) 18 Mar. 48 Almost painfully modest in its ambition and accomplishment, this slow-pitch offering might tolerably amuse the under-10 crowd.

2007 Art in Amer. May 107/1 Art school classes in these subjects are little more than uncritical ‘slow pitch’ indoctrinations taught by advocates rather than scholarly adepts.

B. n.

A variety of the game of softball featuring underarm pitching that must travel in an arc between 6 and 12 feet in height before landing on the ground by the batter; = lob ball n. 2. Cf. fast-pitch n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun]

baseball1748

pat-ball1775

town ball1813

stickball1824

rounders1828

roundball1834

feeder1844

one-old-cat1856

softball1867

one-eyed cat1908

vigoroc1930

slow-pitch1934

fast-pitch1939

stoop ball1941

fastball1943

lob ball1949

whiffle-ball1954

Wiffle ball1955

T-ball1962

1934 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 7 Sept. ii. 10/8 Slow pitch tonight. Four Slow Pitch league games are slated for tonight.

1939 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 17 June 6 Too much space is devoted to slow pitch. This game of slow pitch is all right for women, but not for men. People don't care to read about slow pitch.

1979 Sports Illustr. 28 May 105/2 I'll have to admit that fast-pitch is dying out, and slow-pitch is the reason.

2015 B. Smith Rough Justice (2016) xix. 182 A woman with pink hair who played slow pitch in the same league as Kate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slow-pitch
释义	slow-pitchadj.n. Brit. /ˈsləʊpɪtʃ/, /ˌsləʊˈpɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈsloʊˌpɪtʃ/, /ˌsloʊˈpɪtʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adj., pitch n.² Etymology: < slow adj. + pitch n.² A. adj. 1. Designating a variety of softball in which the ball must be pitched underarm with a high arcing trajectory; of or relating to this variety of softball. Cf. fast-pitch adj.The requirement for the ball to travel in a high arc ensures that the pitching in slow-pitch softball is slower than in fast-pitch softball. In addition, it is typically played with 10 players on the field instead of 9, and does not permit stealing bases or bunting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [adjective] slow-pitch1933 fast-pitch1934 1933 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 22 May 12/7 The Slow-pitch league will play their games under the lights between the hours of 9 and 10. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 2 July 1- c/1 Softball fans will have a chance to glimpse some of the top men's slowpitch teams in the northwest during the Town & Country-Corner Pocket Men's Slowpitch Softball Tournament. 1992 R. Brown Before & After i. ii. 21 I knew Martha's father from slow-pitch softball. 1999 GQ Mar. 269/1 A Central Park League slow-pitch softball game in the early '90s, when Silverman..was ordered by an umpire to pitch from in front of the mound, rather than on it. 2. North American. Undemanding, unchallenging. Cf. lob ball n. 3, softball question n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > easy to do or accomplish eathlyc1000 lightOE eathc1175 easyc1380 facile1484 good1490 easy (also simple, etc.) as pie1890 untroublesome1894 potty1899 sitting1932 cake1968 slow-pitch1981 renable1995 1981 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 20 Feb. [They] had discussed the case before Broadbent served up his slow-pitch question. 1996 Variety (Nexis) 18 Mar. 48 Almost painfully modest in its ambition and accomplishment, this slow-pitch offering might tolerably amuse the under-10 crowd. 2007 Art in Amer. May 107/1 Art school classes in these subjects are little more than uncritical ‘slow pitch’ indoctrinations taught by advocates rather than scholarly adepts. B. n. A variety of the game of softball featuring underarm pitching that must travel in an arc between 6 and 12 feet in height before landing on the ground by the batter; = lob ball n. 2. Cf. fast-pitch n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun] baseball1748 pat-ball1775 town ball1813 stickball1824 rounders1828 roundball1834 feeder1844 one-old-cat1856 softball1867 one-eyed cat1908 vigoroc1930 slow-pitch1934 fast-pitch1939 stoop ball1941 fastball1943 lob ball1949 whiffle-ball1954 Wiffle ball1955 T-ball1962 1934 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 7 Sept. ii. 10/8 Slow pitch tonight. Four Slow Pitch league games are slated for tonight. 1939 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 17 June 6 Too much space is devoted to slow pitch. This game of slow pitch is all right for women, but not for men. People don't care to read about slow pitch. 1979 Sports Illustr. 28 May 105/2 I'll have to admit that fast-pitch is dying out, and slow-pitch is the reason. 2015 B. Smith Rough Justice (2016) xix. 182 A woman with pink hair who played slow pitch in the same league as Kate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1933
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