1. having a notched, jagged, or uneven edge
2. set in from the margin; having text moved inward from the left edge
Usage: typography; formatting

1. past tense and past participle of indent

Examples

• The coastline was deeply indented with bays and inlets.
• The leaf had an indented edge with small notches.
• The first line of each paragraph should be indented five spaces.
• She indented the quote to set it apart from the main text.
• The carpenter indented the wood with his chisel.
• The indented shoreline created many natural harbors.
• All bullet points were indented uniformly in the document.