Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Extremely dark.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Dark as pitch; very dark.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Dark as a pitch; pitch-black.

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  • adjective Absolutely dark or black; as dark as pitch.

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  • adjective extremely dark

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Examples

  • Of course, I read the book on my iPad -- in an otherwise pitch-dark room, while my wife snoozed away undisturbed.

    Dr. Philip Neches: iPad in the Dark Dr. Philip Neches 2010

  • Of course, I read the book on my iPad -- in an otherwise pitch-dark room, while my wife snoozed away undisturbed.

    Dr. Philip Neches: iPad in the Dark Dr. Philip Neches 2010

  • It was pitch-dark as she walked along, but she knew that the dawn was only three or four hours away.

    The Empty Family Colm Tóibín 2011

  • Of course, I read the book on my iPad -- in an otherwise pitch-dark room, while my wife snoozed away undisturbed.

    Dr. Philip Neches: iPad in the Dark Dr. Philip Neches 2010

  • It was pitch-dark as she walked along, but she knew that the dawn was only three or four hours away.

    The Empty Family Colm Tóibín 2011

  • It would describe Jesus' birth in a pitch-dark cave, amid piles of oxen scat and filthy hay and poor travelers elbowing into the Holy Family's space, Joseph worn out from a frantic search for an inn, Mary all alone as her water breaks and her pain hits excruciating levels.

    John Backman: A Jesus For The Great Recession (And Other Dark Times) John Backman 2012

  • The room was pitch-dark, but Michael felt mattresses and piles of clothes under his feet.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • He stared in front of him, but as it was still pitch-dark at the other side of the one-way glass there was only total blackness.

    BEYOND THE FINAL CHAPTER • by Frank Roger 2010

  • It would describe Jesus' birth in a pitch-dark cave, amid piles of oxen scat and filthy hay and poor travelers elbowing into the Holy Family's space, Joseph worn out from a frantic search for an inn, Mary all alone as her water breaks and her pain hits excruciating levels.

    John Backman: A Jesus For The Great Recession (And Other Dark Times) John Backman 2012

  • Of course, I read the book on my iPad -- in an otherwise pitch-dark room, while my wife snoozed away undisturbed.

    Dr. Philip Neches: iPad in the Dark Dr. Philip Neches 2010

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  • The hyphen reminds one to consider pitch - a blackish substance few are acquainted with these days.

    December 19, 2010