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Synonyms for pitchy

Most common

jet-black sooty resinous resiny rayless piceous

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

2. Tarry

resinous, resiny, tarry dated

Other

piceous

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch.

  2. adj. 2

    Very dark black; pitch-black.

  3. adj. 3

    Off pitch; out of tune.

Example sentences

  • sooty The dragon breathed fire and exhaled its sooty ashen remains.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pitchyfalling
sootysteady
resinousfalling
resinysteady
raylesssteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
jet1
4 letters
dark1
5 letters
black1, sooty2, tarry2
6 letters
resiny
7 letters
sunless, rayless, piceous
8 letters
resinous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sooty2 = 2 syllables).