"pitchy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɪt͡ʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pitchy.wav Forms: pitchier [comparative], pitchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪtʃi Etymology: From Middle English pycchy, pychy, equivalent to pitch + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pycchy}} Middle English pycchy, {{suf|en|pitch|y|id2=adjectival}} pitch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} pitchy (comparative pitchier, superlative pitchiest)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch.
    Sense id: en-pitchy-en-adj-0OJopj0I
  2. Very dark black; pitch-black.
    Sense id: en-pitchy-en-adj-hwwuUhMz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pitchily, pitchiness
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɪt͡ʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pitchy.wav Forms: pitchier [comparative], pitchiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪtʃi Etymology: From pitch + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pitch|-y|id2=adjectival}} pitch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} pitchy (comparative pitchier, superlative pitchiest)
  1. (music) Off pitch; out of tune. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-pitchy-en-adj-SNAW5t66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 6 6 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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