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"serrated" is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it to describe something that has a saw-tooth or jagged edge. For example: "The serrated edges of the knife make it perfect for slicing through tough materials."
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serrated
adjective
Saw-like.
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At Anandwan's hospital, a sallow-faced lady in her 60s shows her clawed fingers, which have been serrated by burns.
Her husband's right arm was broken, his body serrated by burns and beatings.
The edges of some panels were serrated.
Some barbets have serrated, or "toothed," edges of the bill, in the manner of toucans; these are apparently used for tearing open fruit.
In addition, its massive jaws are armed with large, sharply pointed, and coarsely serrated teeth.
Wheel-lock guns, in which a spring-driven, serrated wheel rotated against a piece of pyrite, were used before development of the flintlock.
Its southern portion consists of rugged, sharply serrated mountains.
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), for example, has serrated teeth that are curved like a scalpel blade; these teeth can cut through the leg muscle of a full-grown water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and cause it to bleed to death.
The small skull was perched atop a long, flexible neck and contained flat teeth serrated on the front and back edges.
This wrench has serrated jaws, one of which is pivoted on the handle to create a strong gripping action on the work.
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The plumber's pipe wrench is a serrated-jaw variation of the monkey wrench, whose additional feature of a pivotable movable jaw enables it to engage round objects, such as rods and pipes.
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