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Word entry · 6 letters

pitchy

Best crossword clue

"Tar-like"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪt͡ʃi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted chiptyStarts with PEnds with Y1 clues
1P2I3T4C5H6Y

Definitions

  1. having the characteristics of pitch or tar

Word origin

From Middle English pycchy, pychy, equivalent to pitch + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • In front of me the road became pitchy black as though it was tarred, and I saw a contorted shape lying across the pathway.
  • But each time the night over the hills remained pitchy black. Then the rain came on more heavily again.
  • To make it worse, something went wrong wit the Glow-worm's lighting system, and the room was in pitchy darkness.

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