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pitch dark

pitch dark is the alternative spelling of pitch-dark.

Meaning of pitch-dark

Adjective

pitch-dark (not comparable)

  1. Absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch.
    • The assassin crept into the royal bedchamber only after it was pitch-dark.

Words formed from pitch dark

Questions about pitch dark

What is pitch dark the alternative spelling of?
Pitch dark is the alternative spelling of pitch-dark.

Words near pitch dark in the dictionary

  1. pitch class
  2. pitch classes
  3. pitch coal
  4. pitch count
  5. pitch counts
  6. pitch dark
  7. pitch darkness
  8. pitch deck
  9. pitch decks
  10. pitch game
  11. pitch games

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