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单词 pitchy
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pitchy1

adjectivepitchiest, pitchier ˈpɪtʃiˈpɪtʃi
  • Like or as dark as pitch.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Drawing has been rudely incised and rubbed with pitchy graphite, which collects in the scars of the engraved surface.
    • More often than not they're long wooden buildings, creosoted to a pitchy blackness and with white-painted windows.
    • The pitchy pigment's obscuring weight seems to bank rather than smother the glimmering coruscations.
    • Flint is best for hand sanding painted or pitchy surfaces which can clog the paper.
    • Crystals are probably at least partially metamict and can be recognized by their high specific gravity, pitchy luster, and black color.
    Synonyms
    black, dark, pitch-dark, black as pitch

Origin

Late Middle English: from pitch.

Rhymes

bitchy, itchy, kitschy, Richie, titchy, twitchy

pitchy2

adjectivepitchiest, pitchierˈpɪtʃiˈpɪtʃi
informal
  • Off-pitch; out of tune.

    pitchy vocals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His voice screamed inside of her head louder and more pitchy than before.
    • She was pitchy, off key in several places and missed words.
    • He was a little pitchy in some spots, but not bad.
    • It's kinda pitchy and all over the shop.
    • I always found her to be nasally and pitchy, but I'm not a big fan of the country twang to begin with.
    • The contestants are urged not to be ‘pitchy’, and are congratulated for their high notes and telegenic appeal.
    • Saucier and far less serious than last year's winner Kelly Clarkson's debut album, this disc offers all the over-the-top cheesiness of the TV show without the pitchy vocals (thank God for auto tune).
    • Chris was pitchy from note one.
    • "With You Gone" contains the pitchiest vocals this side of the "American Idol" semifinals.
    • In the words of Randy Jackson, the beginning was pretty "pitchy."
    • First half of it was definitely really pitchy for you.
    • She described at least 7 out of 10 performances as 'pitchy', but I'm not sure anyone knows what that really means.
    • Randy said you were pitchy.
    • All of this is incredibly frustrating since the casting was quite good, the idea was solid as mahogany and every once in a while, they found their key and were not, as Randy Jackson might say, pitchy in the least.

Origin

From pitch.

 
 

pitchy1

adjectiveˈpɪtʃiˈpiCHē
  • Like or as dark as pitch.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The pitchy pigment's obscuring weight seems to bank rather than smother the glimmering coruscations.
    • More often than not they're long wooden buildings, creosoted to a pitchy blackness and with white-painted windows.
    • Crystals are probably at least partially metamict and can be recognized by their high specific gravity, pitchy luster, and black color.
    • Drawing has been rudely incised and rubbed with pitchy graphite, which collects in the scars of the engraved surface.
    • Flint is best for hand sanding painted or pitchy surfaces which can clog the paper.
    Synonyms
    black, dark, pitch-dark, black as pitch

Origin

Late Middle English: from pitch.

pitchy2

adjectiveˈpɪtʃiˈpiCHē
informal
  • Off-pitch; out of tune.

    pitchy vocals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Chris was pitchy from note one.
    • All of this is incredibly frustrating since the casting was quite good, the idea was solid as mahogany and every once in a while, they found their key and were not, as Randy Jackson might say, pitchy in the least.
    • First half of it was definitely really pitchy for you.
    • I always found her to be nasally and pitchy, but I'm not a big fan of the country twang to begin with.
    • Saucier and far less serious than last year's winner Kelly Clarkson's debut album, this disc offers all the over-the-top cheesiness of the TV show without the pitchy vocals (thank God for auto tune).
    • Randy said you were pitchy.
    • It's kinda pitchy and all over the shop.
    • "With You Gone" contains the pitchiest vocals this side of the "American Idol" semifinals.
    • He was a little pitchy in some spots, but not bad.
    • She described at least 7 out of 10 performances as 'pitchy', but I'm not sure anyone knows what that really means.
    • She was pitchy, off key in several places and missed words.
    • In the words of Randy Jackson, the beginning was pretty "pitchy."
    • His voice screamed inside of her head louder and more pitchy than before.
    • The contestants are urged not to be ‘pitchy’, and are congratulated for their high notes and telegenic appeal.

Origin

From pitch.

 
 
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