crenulated

adjective

cren·​u·​lat·​ed ˈkren-yə-ˌlā-təd 

variants or crenulate

ˈkren-yə-lət 

-ˌlāt

: having an irregularly wavy or serrate outline

a crenulated shoreline

crenulation

ˌkren-yə-ˈlā-shən 

noun

Examples of crenulated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vibe within the battered crenulated ramparts of the estate is marinated in the leve-leve: that rare sense of unhurried time that defines Príncipe and is its charm and crucible. —Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024

Winds also lift over and through crenulated ridgelines and careen downhill, accelerating with gravity on the lee sides of mountains, which is the side facing the ocean and densely populated coastal Southern California. —Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2022

Desert mallow is a favorite evergreen shrublet with fuzzy, silvery, crenulated leaves and cupped flowers in shades of brilliant orange to watermelon red. —Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2022

An ancient castle, its crenulated tower looking out onto woods shrouded in mist. —Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017

Word History

Etymology

crenulate "serrate" (borrowed from New Latin crenulātus, from presumed *crenula, diminutive of *crena "notch," back-formed from crenātus crenate) + -ed entry 1

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above