Pitch-dark (Adjective)
Meaning
Extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the cellar".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The storm outside made it pitch-dark in the house, and we had to light some candles.
- The abandoned mine was pitch-dark, and the air was thick with dust and the smell of decay.
- She hesitated for a moment before stepping into the pitch-dark alleyway.
- It was pitch-dark in the attic, and Emily had to feel her way around to find the old trunk.
- As we hiked through the forest, the dense foliage made it pitch-dark, even in the middle of the day.