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serried

American  
[ser-eed] / ˈsɛr id /

adjective

  1. pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows.

    serried troops.
serried British  
/ ˈsɛrɪd /

adjective

  1. in close or compact formation

    serried ranks of troops
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Other Word Forms

  • serriedly adverb
  • serriedness noun
  • unserried adjective

Etymology

Origin of serried

First recorded in 1660–70; serry + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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“The old Barnes & Noble was serried ranks of bookshelves, most sections arranged A to Z by author,” Daunt says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

There are serried ranks of wives and lovers and misfits and buttinskies and assorted hangers-on.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022

Across town, the faces of dead soldiers stare out in serried ranks from the walls of St Michael's Cathedral in a memorial that stretches for almost 100m.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2022

The serried ranks of grandees, from Oliver Letwin and Philip Hammond, to Rory Stewart and Dominic Grieve, will be formidable opposition to Johnson.

From The Guardian • Jul. 29, 2019

The countless dark windows serried close together like ranks of soldiers.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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