fibrous

[ fahy-bruhs ]
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adjective
  1. containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.

Origin of fibrous

1
First recorded in 1620–30; fibr- + -ous

Other words from fibrous

  • fi·brous·ly, adverb
  • fi·brous·ness, noun
  • in·ter·fi·brous, adjective
  • mul·ti·fi·brous, adjective
  • non·fi·brous, adjective
  • sub·fi·brous, adjective
  • un·fibrous, adjective
  • un·fibrous·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for fibrous

fibrous

/ (ˈfaɪbrəs) /


adjective
  1. consisting of, containing, or resembling fibres: fibrous tissue

Derived forms of fibrous

  • fibrously, adverb
  • fibrousness, noun

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