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serrated

  • adjective
  • /səˈɹeɪtɪd/

Notched or cut like a saw.

Example

“That knife has a serrated blade.”

Other meanings

  1. Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.

    “Maple leaves have serrated edges.”

Synonyms

  • saw-toothed
  • toothed

Related words

  • microserrated
  • nonserrated
  • serratedly
  • serratedness
  • unserrated

Example sentences

  • “The blade was serrated.”

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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “serrated” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.