Fibrous

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  • adjective. Having, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
  • adjective. Full of sinews; tough.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Containing or consisting of fibers; having the character of fibers. Also fibrose.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Containing, or consisting of, fibers
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to fibre.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
  • adjective. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
    • Word Usage
    "# -- Sometimes the fragments become united by a dense band of fibrous tissue, and the reparative process goes no further -- _fibrous union_."
    Equivalent
    tough  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    brittle  char  edible  elastic  fleshy  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    capillary  cartilaginous  chewy  cirrose  cirrous  
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