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indented

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdɛntɪd/

The English word “indented” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in.
  2. Having an irregular, uneven border; sinuous; undulating.
  3. Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated.
  4. Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured.
  5. Notched along the margin with a different colour, like the feathers of some birds.

Etymology

From indent + -ed.

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