Leathery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlɛðəɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Leathery is an adjective meaning Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather.
Meaning
Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather.
Example Sentences
The beef jerky was tough and leathery.
It is a staggering work, leathery and reliclike, with most of Pop Art embedded in its fragile surfaces.
The Agaricales have basidiocarps which are fleshy to subfleshy or rarely, almost leathery (but if the latter then the hymenophore is not poroid).
Word Forms
- leatherier
- leatheriest
Synonyms for leathery
Depending on context, synonyms include tough, coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include leatherlike, leathered, coriaceous, tough, clothlike, leaflike.
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