ˈserēd, -rid adjective
Etymology: from past participle of serry
1. : crowded or pressed together : compact , dense
the crowd collected in a serried mass — W.S.Maugham
a serried phalanx of reeds — William Beebe
squat houses huddle, meanly serried — Laurence Binyon
2. : precisely coherent and concise — used of discourse
perorations, but not serried argument — H.J.Laski
the reader wading through these solid, serried pages — Times Literary Supplement
3.
[alteration of serrate (II) ]
: marked by ridges or serrations : serrate
his brow serried in an inquisitive frown — Harris Downey
to the south rise the serried contours of the … mountains — American Guide Series: Oregon
to the east headland after headland of the north coast … stood out in serried rank — John Wymer
• ser·ried·ly adverb
• ser·ried·ness noun -es