high-pitched

Adjective
Synonyms: high

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequencySynonyms: highSimilar shrill, screaky, adenoidal, soprano, peaky, sopranino, tenor, countertenor +3 moreRelates to pitch
  2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant“a high-pitched roof”Opposite horizontal, perpendicularSimilar inclined
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

high-pitched adjective

1. high in pitch or frequency; — used of sounds and voices. Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: adenoidal, pinched, nasal; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto; falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp; screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing; soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor] Syn. — high.

2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched roof. Syn. — steeply pitched, steep.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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