Very dark; without light.

having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless / having no kindly feelings; unkind

That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.

simple past tense and past participle of pitch

Having a slope. / (not comparable) Having a specified tonal range.

Of a sound, having a comparatively low pitch.

A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal. / A meagre allowance of money or wages. / A small amount.

(music, countable or uncountable) The exact pitch of a note as established by its rate of vibration based on a standard scale.

In a pithy manner, concisely and to the point.

(baseball) A pitch thrown without any of the normal setup routine to try and catch a batter off guard.