Filamentous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented.
Adjective
  1. 1
    thin in diameter; resembling a thread wordnet

Synonyms

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filaceousfilamentlikefilamentlikefiliformfinenarrow

Antonyms

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thick

Etymology

From filament + -ous.

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