pitchy

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Definition: (adjective) Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal.
Synonyms: sooty.
Usage: The cavern was lighted for an instant…and then immediately returned to pitchy darkness rendered thicker by the smoke.
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  1. bird’s-eye Definition: (adjective) As from an altitude or distance. Synonyms: panoramic. Usage: Another pedestrian had entered from the other end…with an astrakhan collar to his coat on this warm night, and a black slouch hat that hid his features from my bird's-eye view. Discuss

  2. vermiculate Definition: (adjective) Infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms. Synonyms: worm-eaten, wormy. Usage: I returned from vacation to find my yard littered with vermiculate, rotting plums that had fallen from the tree while I was away. Discuss

  3. unrelieved Definition: (adjective) Utter; complete. Synonyms: undiminished. Usage: My fortitude was beginning to sink under the unrelieved oppression of suspense. Discuss

  4. gravid Definition: (adjective) Carrying developing young or eggs. Synonyms: pregnant. Usage: The program targets gravid mosquitos to prevent their proliferation. Discuss

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