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Dictionary: pitch·y   (pĭch'ē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Full of or covered with pitch.
  2. Resembling pitch in consistency.
  3. Extremely dark; black.
pitchiness pitch'i·ness n.

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adjective

    Of the darkest achromatic visual value: black, ebon, ebony, inky, jet1, jetty, onyx, pitch-black, sable, sooty. See colors/colorless.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
  Synonyms: coal-black, jet, jet-black, sooty

Meaning #2: having the characteristics of pitch or tar
  Synonyms: resinous, resiny, tarry


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - begagtigt, begsort

Nederlands (Dutch)
pikkig, kleverig, pikzwart

Français (French)
adj. - noir, plein de goudron

Deutsch (German)
adj. - pechfinster

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πισσώδης

Italiano (Italian)
impeciato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - píceo, abundante em pez, negro como carvão

Русский (Russian)
смолистый, черный как смоль

Español (Spanish)
adj. - negro, oscuro, parecido a la pez

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - beckig, kådig, becksvart

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
粘的, 漆黑的, 涂沥青的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 粘的, 漆黑的, 塗瀝青的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 송진기가 많은, 끈끈한, 캄캄한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ピッチの多い, ピッチでよごれた, 黒い, 真っ黒な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) زفتي, كثير الزفت, دبق فاحم, كالزفت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שחור, מכוסה זפת, כמו זפת‬


 
 
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