leathery
adjective
leath·ery
ˈle-t͟hə-rē 
ˈlet͟h-rē
: resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of leather
a leathery face
a leathery aroma
Examples of leathery in a Sentence
the old farmer's leathery, brown skin
the leathery meat served in the cafeteria drove many of us to start bringing our own lunches
Recent Examples on the Web
The earliest figures, naked and missing limbs, some suffering gouges or pocked with what look like the holes of beetle larvae, bring to mind eerie tales of automata or the leathery agonies of bog bodies.
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Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
Making her first appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the up-and-comer chose a leathery dress made of dark maroon panels that left a cutout pattern along the side.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2023
Testers were pleased by the spray's uniquely sweet and leathery scent that some Amazon reviewers compared to the Air Spencer CS-X3, meaning this may well be a more accessible dupe.
—Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 18 Jan. 2023
Jimmy Choo Man Blue is a composition of herby and peppery top notes, leathery middle notes, warm sandalwood and sensual vanilla.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
Making her first appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the up-and-comer chose a leathery dress made of dark maroon panels that left a cutout pattern along the side.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2023
Testers were pleased by the spray's uniquely sweet and leathery scent that some Amazon reviewers compared to the Air Spencer CS-X3, meaning this may well be a more accessible dupe.
—Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 18 Jan. 2023
Jimmy Choo Man Blue is a composition of herby and peppery top notes, leathery middle notes, warm sandalwood and sensual vanilla.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Leathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leathery. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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leathery
adjective
leath·ery
ˈlet͟h-(ə-)rē
: resembling leather in appearance or quality : tough
a leathery face
leathery leaves
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