ˈhigh-pitched, a.
1. Of high pitch acoustically.
| 1748 J. Mason Elocut. 7 A Habit of reading in a high⁓pitched Key. 1889 ‘J. S. Winter’ Mrs. Bob (1891) 10 Julia had a very high-pitched voice. |
2. Of lofty tone or character.
| 1593 Shakes. Lucr. 41 His high-pitch'd thoughts. 1875 M{supc}Laren Serm. Ser. ii. i. 2 The language..seems much too emphatic and high-pitched, to be fully satisfied by a reference to anything in this life. 1897 Dowden Fr. Lit. iii. i. 144 A relief from their fatigue of fine manners and high⁓pitched emotions. |
3. Highly inclined to the horizon; steep.
| 1823 P. Nicholson Pract. Build. 427 After the decline of the Roman Empire, high-pitched roofs were very generally introduced. 1877 J. C. Cox Ch. Derbysh. II. 81 Traces of the high-pitched roof. |