high-pitched
1high-pitched — adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill, sharp}; {screaky, screechy,… …
2high-pitched — adj a high pitched voice or sound is very high ≠ ↑low pitched …
3high-pitched — adjective a high pitched voice or sound is very high …
4high-pitched — high′ pitched′ adj. 1) mad played or sung at a high pitch 2) emotionally intense: a high pitched argument[/ex] • Etymology: 1585–95 …
5high-pitched — [hī′picht′] adj. 1. high in pitch; shrill 2. lofty; exalted 3. showing intense feeling; agitated 4. steep in slope: said of roofs …
6high-pitched — also high pitched ADJ GRADED A high pitched sound is shrill and high in pitch. A woman squealed in a high pitched voice. Syn: piercing …
7high-pitched — adjective Date: 1748 1. having a high pitch < a high pitched voice > 2. marked by or exhibiting strong feeling ; agitated < a high pitched, almost frantic campaign Geoffrey Rice > …
8high-pitched — adjective 1. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑high • Ant: ↑low (for: ↑high) • Similar to: ↑ …
9high-pitched — /huy pitcht /, adj. 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. [1585 95] * * * …
10high-pitched — UK / US adjective a high pitched voice or sound is very high …
