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high-pitched

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high-pitched (hpcht)
adj.
1. High in pitch, as a voice or musical tone.
2. Steeply sloped, as a roof.
3. Marked by or indicating intense emotion: a high-pitched debate.
high-pitched
adj
1. (Music, other) pitched high in volume or tone See high [10]
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (of a roof) having steeply sloping sides
3. (of an argument, style, etc.) lofty or intense
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.high-pitched - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
high
2.high-pitched - set at a sharp or high angle or slant; "a high-pitched roof"
inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"
high-pitched
adjective piercing, high, sharp, penetrating, shrill, high-frequency, falsetto A woman squealed in a high-pitched voice.
Translations
high-pitched [ˈhaɪˈpɪtʃt] ADJ [sound, voice] → agudo; [instrument] → de tono agudo, de tono alto
high-pitched [ˌhaɪˈpɪtʃt] adj → acuto/a
high-pitched [ˌhaɪˈpɪtʃt] adj → acuto/a


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On his back he wears a spotted lynx-pelt, and he delights in high-pitched songs in a soft meadow where crocuses and sweet-smelling hyacinths bloom at random in the grass.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
"Yes, as you see, your tender spouse, as devoted as the first year after marriage, burned with impatience to see you," he said in his deliberate, high-pitched voice, and in that tone which he almost always took with her, a tone of jeering at anyone who should say in earnest what he said.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Before this remonstrance was finished, Maggie was already out of hearing, making her way toward the great attic that run under the old high-pitched roof, shaking the water from her black locks as she ran, like a Skye terrier escaped from his bath.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
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