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pitch black

pitch black is the alternative form of pitch-black.

Meaning of pitch-black

Adjective

pitch-black (comparative more pitch-black, superlative most pitch-black)

  1. Very dark; without light.

Forms of pitch black

comparativemore pitch black
superlativemost pitch black

Questions about pitch black

What is pitch black the alternative form of?
Pitch black is the alternative form of pitch-black.

Words near pitch black in the dictionary

  1. pitch and toss
  2. pitch apple
  3. pitch apples
  4. pitch around
  5. pitch bible
  6. pitch black
  7. pitch blackness
  8. pitch camp
  9. pitch class
  10. pitch classes
  11. pitch coal

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