high-pitched

[ hahy-picht ]

adjective

1. Music. played or sung at a high pitch.
2. emotionally intense:

   a high-pitched argument.

3. (of a roof ) having an almost vertical slope; steep.

high-pitched

adjective

1. pitched high in volume or tone See high
2. (of a roof) having steeply sloping sides
3. (of an argument, style, etc) lofty or intense

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-pitched¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Related Words

• piercing
• shrill