high-pitched
- adjective
- /haɪ pɪtʃt/
:
de gran pendiente
- On small islands stood tall houses with high-pitched gables and elaborate balconies.
- high-pitched roof
Examples
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The older woman laughed, too high-pitched and much too mocking for pleasant amusement.
Fiction book (1991) -
His voice was high-pitched and rough around the edges.
Fiction book (1992) -
And when Hillary Clinton speaks, men hear, [high-pitched] "Take out the garbage."
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The interior carried on the sea-green motif, even the light coming through panes of green and blue glass set in the high-pitched roof.
Fiction book (1990) -
His log-paneled bedroom with its high-pitched ceiling had the inviting scent of aftershave and pinewood.
Fiction book (1993) -
The pavilion at Papula was built in the Jugend style as a square of about forty feet on each side, with a very high-pitched roof over the second story.
Fiction book (1992) -
The cabin features a high-pitched roof that allows for plenty of natural light inside.
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Many traditional homes in the region are designed with high-pitched gables to handle heavy snowfall.
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The architect recommended a high-pitched roof to enhance the building's drainage during rainstorms.
Synonyms
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2.5
Having a very sharp slope or almost vertical angle
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4.3
A thing with sides that rise almost straight up
A surface that is not flat or level and leans to one side
A path or road with a fairly sharp slope
Antonyms
How Steep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
High-pitched also combines high ('tall' or 'top') and pitch, but here pitch means 'slope' or 'angle' as in 'roof pitch'. A high-pitched roof is one with a steep, 'high' angle that lets rain and snow fall off easily.