HIGH-PITCHED


Meaning of HIGH-PITCHED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

: having a high pitch: as

a.

(1) : being lofty in tone or thought

the magazine was a little high-pitched intellectually — R.G.Martin

(2) : marked by or exhibiting strong feeling or intense sensibility : agitated

high-pitched denunciations — James Gray

a high-pitched religiosity — Roger Fry

that restless high-pitched life — Gertrude Atherton

b. : pitched in a high key or register

the composition was too high-pitched for the singer

spoke in a high-pitched voice

c. : inclining steeply

a high-pitched roof

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.