pitch-dark

[ pich-dahrk ]

adjective

1. dark or black as pitch:

   a pitch-dark night.

pitch-dark

adjective

1. extremely or completely dark

Other Words From

• pitch-darkness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pitch-dark¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The pitch-dark drama’s first season finds Michael doing things he never could have imagined in order to maintain the rickety framework of lies keeping his son alive.

From Los Angeles Times

The series can be pitch-dark at times, but its sharp dialogue and deeply woven story arcs tie it all together.

From New York Times

Lines formed at old wells as people lugged jugs of water to pitch-dark apartments in Kyiv.

From New York Times

There are solid, sensible reasons for "saving daylight," like for women who feel much safer going for an after-work run when it's not pitch-dark outside.

From Salon

Astyanax mexicanus cave fish have adapted to an incredibly tough environment: chilly, pitch-dark caves that flood about once a year, providing brief feasts separated by long periods of starvation.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• midnight