Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pitchy \Pitch"y\, a. [From 1st {Pitch}.]
   1. Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.

   2. Smeared with pitch.

   3. Black; pitch-dark; dismal. ``Pitchy night.'' --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

pitchy
     adj 1: of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
            [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {sooty}]
     2: having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: {resinous},
         {resiny}, {tarry}]
     [also: {pitchiest}, {pitchier}]