Indented
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈdɛntɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Indented is an adjective meaning Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in.
Meaning
Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in.
More Meanings
- Having an irregular, uneven; sinuous; undulating.
- (heraldry) Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated.
- Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured.
- (zoology) Notched along the margin with a different colour, like the feathers of some birds.
- simple past and past participle of indent
Example Sentences
an indented servant
a heavily indented coastline
an indented border or ordinary
Seeing Orlando, it [the snake] unlinked itself / And with indented glides did slip away / Into a bush; […]
Synonyms for indented
Depending on context, synonyms include erose, serrated, dentate, dented, dentilated, gimped.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crenelate, crenellated, crenelated, crenellate, concave, embattled.
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