serried

ser·ried

adjective \ˈser-ēd\

Definition of SERRIED

1

: crowded or pressed together : compact <the crowd collected in a serried mass — W. S. Maugham>

2

[by alteration] : marked by ridges : serrate <the serried contours of the…mountains — American Guide Series: Oregon>

— ser·ried·ly adverb

— ser·ried·ness noun

Examples of SERRIED

1. Flowers came up every spring in their serried ranks.
2. <a sterile subdivision with serried rows of cookie-cutter houses>

First Known Use of SERRIED

1667

Related to SERRIED

Synonyms

compact, crowded, dense, jam-packed, packed, close, thick, tight

Antonyms

airy, loose, open, uncrowded

Related Words

crammed, jammed, overcrowded; crushed, massed, pressed, squeezed, wall-to-wall; airtight, snug; compacted, compressed, condensed, congested; firm, hard, solid; impenetrable, impermeable, impervious

Near Antonyms

commodious, roomy, spacious

Rhymes with SERRIED

berried, varied