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leathery

[ leth -uh-ree ]

/ ˈlɛð ə ri /

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adjective

like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.

Origin of leathery

First recorded in 1545–55; leather + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM leathery

leath·er·i·ness, noun

Words nearby leathery

leatherneck, leatheroid, leatherwear, leatherwood, leatherwork, leathery, leave, leave a bad taste in one's mouth, leave a lot to be desired, leave alone, leave behind

Example sentences from the Web for leathery

They sport a leathery, crackle-textured skin and glow with salt-and-pepper zest.

The Texas Church of Beef |Jane & Michael Stern |April 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A thick, leathery exterior makes chewing them as much fun as tasting them.

The Hunt for New Orleans’s Secret Dish |Jane & Michael Stern |April 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Hard-caught game gets something feral and gnarled—Côte-Rôtie or a leathery Hermitage.

The Queen of the French Kitchen |Katie Baker |March 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Best known for their leathery shells, some species can roll into a ball when threatened.

Which Country Should Snowden Live In? |Sarah Hedgecock |July 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The stretchy, leathery ring keeps you hard while the eyelashes tickle the vadge.

Eastbound & Down’s Kenny Powers Lists His Favorite Things |Kenny Powers |February 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But our hands are hard and leathery now and our muscles no longer creak and pain 100 under the stress.

Conscript 2989 |Irving Crump
But first he bent to grasp the knotted vines and leathery leaves that enclosed a bulky package.

Brood of the Dark Moon |Charles Willard Diffin
With which grim philosophy he gripped the leathery loop and stalked down the trail.

Beyond the Black River |Robert E. Howard
In the case of N. pseudo-mas, the fronds are of a leathery nature, and the plant is practically evergreen in sheltered positions.

How to Know the Ferns |S. Leonard Bastin
Mrs. Downey nodded her head toward a spry man with leathery skin who was talking with Maxine Miller.

Behind the Green Door |Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for leathery

leathery

/ (ˈlɛðərɪ) /

adjective

having the appearance or texture of leather, esp in toughness

Derived forms of leathery

leatheriness, noun