Thesaurus results for FIBROUS

fibrous

adjective

ˈfī-brəs

Definition of fibrous

as in stringy

resembling or having the texture of a mass of strings thick, fibrous hair that was not easy to comb

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Recent Examples of fibrous An annular tear is a small crack in the outer fibrous ring of a spinal disc. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Measles can cause a baby’s spleen to enlarge and the fibrous tissue around the organ to thin. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 The fibrous nature of rope belts lends a relaxed, earthy feel to even the simplest of outfits. — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026 Imagine then having one of your testicles hit so hard that the tough fibrous tissue layer that surrounds the testicle gets torn open—kind of like tearing through an orange peel. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fibrous

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stringy

Adjective

Members arrived dressed in a version of church clothes — men in crisp button-downs and stringy black ties, women in long swishy cotton skirts.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
After blasting apart the woman and an infected farmer, their bodies fuse together with stringy tendrils from inside each of them.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

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