fibrous

[ fahy-bruhs ]

adjective

1. containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.

fibrous

/ ˈfaɪbrəs /

adjective

1. consisting of, containing, or resembling fibres

   fibrous tissue

Derived Forms

• ˈfibrousness, noun
• ˈfibrously, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibrous¹

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

Example Sentences

That’s largely because replicating the structure of chicken muscle — which has a fibrous quality, with strands that pull apart — is much harder than creating a ground meat lookalike.

From Vox

Previous efforts to convert this fibrous material, called corn stover, into fuel met with limited success.

From Science News

Another thing to keep in mind is that some varieties have a fibrous string running along the seam of the pod that needs to be removed before consumption.

From Washington Post

They were made using okara, a fibrous byproduct of tofu production.

From Eater

Additionally, they found fibrous bread and charcoal that points to a potential bread-like product cooked on a hot rock—more or less the earliest known iteration of a pancake.

From Popular-Science

What happens is that the inflammation of the liver triggered by the infection causes it to contract and it becomes a fibrous blob.

From The Daily Beast

But this paper was a very tough, fibrous substance, and would resist quite a heavy blow as well as keep out the cold.

From Project Gutenberg

“Fibrous” applies metaphorically to mental qualities; it means strong, sinewy—high talents, just below genius.

From Project Gutenberg

The essential point in which it differs from any other known mineral consists in its being at once fibrous and textile.

From Project Gutenberg

At Rockhausen, not far from Erfurth, in Prussia, there fell a great quantity of a fibrous matter resembling human hair.

From Project Gutenberg

The larger ropes used by them, two inches in diameter, were made from the fibrous roots of the spruce.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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