fibrous

[fahy-bruhs]

adjective

1. containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.

fibrous

/ ˈfaɪbrəs /

adjective

1. consisting of, containing, or resembling fibres

   fibrous tissue

Other Word Forms

• fibrously adverb
• fibrousness noun
• interfibrous adjective
• multifibrous adjective
• nonfibrous adjective
• subfibrous adjective
• unfibrous adjective
• unfibrously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibrous¹

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

Example Sentences

Both minerals - when in their fibrous form - are classified as asbestos and linked to potentially deadly cancers.

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They found a more than twofold increase over the two decades in significant liver fibrosis, a condition where healthy liver tissue is replaced by stiff, fibrous tissue — like a sponge hardening into leather.

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The Achilles tendon is a fibrous cord that directs movement from the leg to the foot, connecting muscles from the calf to the heel bone.

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This technique helps mitigate that aforementioned fibrous, woodsy texture that asparagus can often have when left whole and cooked.

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This information includes subtle changes over time in breast density, which is a measure of the relative amounts of fibrous versus fatty tissue in the breasts.

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