pitch-perfect

See also: pitch perfect

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pitch-perfect (not generally comparable, comparative more pitch-perfect, superlative most pitch-perfect)

  1. (idiomatic) Utterly suitable and flawless with respect to tone, expression, appearance, or other major experienceable characteristics.
    • 2009 Sept. 4, Lev Grossman, "50 Things to See, Hear and Do This Fall," Time (retrieved 24 Sep 2015):
      Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go) has made his name as a pitch-perfect prose stylist.
    • 2012 April 27, Charlotte Williamson, "Mexico: journey to the end of the earth," Telegraph (UK) (retrieved 24 Sep 2015):
      The food is first-class, with the emphasis on Italian dishes: delicious wood-fired pizzas, pastas, and a pitch-perfect fillet steak.
    • 2014 Aug. 9, Dan Kennedy, "Book Review: Hack Attack by Nick Davies," Boston Globe (retrieved 24 Sep 2015):
      Davies’s tale . . . even features a villain with the pitch-perfect name of Neville Thurlbeck.
    • 2015 Feb. 22, Robin Lempel, "Julianne Moore's Oscar 2015 Dress Wows On Academy Awards Red Carpet," HollyWoodTake.com (retrieved 24 Sep 2015):
      Julianne Moore's on a roll! . . . [T]he fiery redhead flirted with fringe in a pitch-perfect gown at the Mockingjay - Part 1 premiere.
    • 2021 July 3, Phil McNulty, “Ukraine 0-4 England”, in BBC Sport‎:
      Shaw has been solid in defence while proving to be a potent creator of goals, setting up Sterling's vital opening goal against Germany then setting up two more here, first with pitch-perfect delivery from a free-kick and then a perfect cross.

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