- pitch-dark
- adjective Date: 1827 extremely dark ; pitch-black
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pitch-dark
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pitch dark — {adj.} Totally, completely dark. * /A starless and moonless night in the country can be pitch dark./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pitch dark — {adj.} Totally, completely dark. * /A starless and moonless night in the country can be pitch dark./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Pitch-dark — a. Dark as a pitch; pitch black. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitch-dark — pitch darkness, n. /pich dahrk /, adj. dark or black as pitch: a pitch dark night. [1820 30] * * * … Universalium
pitch-dark — adj completely dark ▪ Outside it was pitch dark and pouring with rain … Dictionary of contemporary English
pitch-dark — pitch dark; pitch dark·ness; … English syllables
pitch-dark — pitch′ dark′ adj. dark or black as pitch • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
pitch-dark — [pich′därk′] adj. very dark … English World dictionary
pitch-dark — adjective completely dark … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pitch-dark — adjective extremely dark a black moonless night through the pitch black woods it was pitch dark in the cellar • Syn: ↑black, ↑pitch black • Similar to: ↑dark … Useful english dictionary
pitch-dark — also pitch dark ADJ Pitch dark means the same as pitch black. It was pitch dark in the room and I couldn t see a thing. Syn: pitch black … English dictionary
