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pitch-dark

[ pich-dahrk ]

/ ˈpɪtʃˈdɑrk /

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adjective

dark or black as pitch: a pitch-dark night.

Origin of pitch-dark

First recorded in 1820–30

OTHER WORDS FROM pitch-dark

pitch-dark·ness, noun

Words nearby pitch-dark

pitch-and-putt, pitch-and-run shot, pitch-and-toss, pitch-black, pitch-cone angle, pitch-dark, pitch-faced, pitchbend, pitchblende, pitched battle, pitched battle, a

Example sentences from the Web for pitch-dark

The room is pitch-dark always, and it is full of tables and tomes.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 14, 1920 |Various
When Ralph came to himself, he found that he was in a room that was pitch-dark.

For the Liberty of Texas |Edward Stratemeyer
Pray, how long does it take a pony to amble over three miles in a pitch-dark night?

A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. |William Chauncey Bartlett
It was pitch-dark outside, and the trench had become a glissade of slimy mud.

Pushed and the Return Push |George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)

We stare out into the night, but can see nothing, for it is pitch-dark.

Farthest North |Fridtjof Nansen

British Dictionary definitions for pitch-dark

pitch-dark

adjective

extremely or completely dark