fibrous
pronunciation
How to pronounce fibrous in British English:
UK [ˈfaɪbrəs]
How to pronounce fibrous in American English:
US [ˈfaɪbrəs]
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- Adjective:
- having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
- (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
Word Origin
- fibrous (adj.)
- "consisting of, or having the characteristics of, fibers," 1620s, from Modern Latin fibrosus, from Latin fibra "a fiber, filament" (see fiber).
Example
- 1. Dietary fiber is not necessarily fibrous in nature .
- 2. Lanky with a few fibrous roots and no root hairs .
- 3. A light fibrous material used as an insulator .
- 4. They consist of a pool of lipids in the artery wall covered with a thin fibrous cap made of smooth muscle cells and collagen .
- 5. Cellulite consists of fat deposits that get trapped between the fibrous bands that connect the skin 's tissues .