pitchy

pitchy
 adj.β€” Β«Simon Cowell confirmed as much in one of his softer comments from the judges’ table. The guy has a good earβ€”in Idol parlance, he isn’t “pitchy”β€”and an intuitive feel for phrasing, combining well-judged dynamics and punchy rhythms to take a song right where it ought to go, but no further.Β» β€”β€œMcPhee took joy out of the song” by Amy Biancolli Houston Chronicle (Texas) May 27, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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