pitchy

/'pitʃi/
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pitchy

The artist used a pitchy black to paint the night sky.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Resembling or containing pitch: Having the sticky, dark, and viscous qualities of pitch or tar.
    • Very dark black: Of the blackest black, similar in color to jet or coal.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The pitchy substance oozed from the old wooden beams. (The sticky, tar-like substance oozed from the old wooden beams.)
    • The night was pitchy, with no moon or stars visible. (The night was intensely black, with no moon or stars visible.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Pitchy darkness": Used to describe an absolute, impenetrable darkness.
    • We lost our way in the pitchy darkness of the forest. (We lost our way in the absolute darkness of the forest.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Pitch (n): A dark, sticky substance derived from tar or petroleum.
    • The road was being repaired with hot pitch.
  • Pitch-black (adj): Completely black or dark.
    • The room was pitch-black when the power went out.
Synonyms
  • Tarry: Having the nature of or resembling tar.
  • Jet-black: Of a deep, glossy black color.
  • Inky: Resembling ink in color; very dark.
Antonyms
  • Pale: Light in color or shade.
  • Bright: Giving out or reflecting much light.
Notes on Different Meanings
  • The first meaning (resembling pitch) is literal, describing a physical substance's properties.
  • The second meaning (very dark black) is figurative, using "pitch" as a metaphor for extreme darkness. This is the more common usage in modern English.
pitchy

The artist used a pitchy black to paint the night sky.

Adjective
  1. having the characteristics of pitch or tar
  2. of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

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