pitchy
AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (2)pitchier, pitchiest
- of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coalSynonyms: coal-blackjetjet-blacksootyOpposite chromaticSimilar achromatic, neutral
- having the characteristics of pitch or tarSynonyms: resinousresinytarryOpposite nonadhesiveSimilar adhesive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pitch′y adjective
Origin: From 1st Pitch.
1. Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.
2. Smeared with pitch.
3. Black; pitch-dark; dismal. “Pitchy night.” William Shakespeare
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54