What's the difference between piceous and pitchy?

Piceous


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to pitch; resembling pitch in color or quality; pitchy.

Example Sentences:

Pitchy


Definition:

  • (a.) Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.
  • (a.) Smeared with pitch.
  • (a.) Black; pitch-dark; dismal.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The air reeked of pine resin and the pitchy vinegar of wood ants.
  • (2) I hadn't learned how to tune a guitar, and nor had I really learned how to sing yet – so there are moments where it gets a bit "pitchy", to use modern parlance.

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