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pitchless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Without pitch; unpitched.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • The first of the four continuous sections into which the work is divided begins with high pitchless percussion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Without pitch (the viscous material made from distilling oil and tar).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Being tasteless and odorless and, by selection, pitchless, spruce is well adapted for food containers, such as butter firkins...

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pitch + -less.