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View synonyms for leathery

leathery

[ leth-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.


leathery

/ ˈlɛðərɪ /

adjective

  1. having the appearance or texture of leather, esp in toughness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈleatheriness, noun
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Other Words From

  • leather·i·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of leathery1

First recorded in 1545–55; leather + -y 1
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Example Sentences

“I haven’t had to alter my body in that way,” says Strong, who underwent a doctor-supervised “starvation diet” and a regimen of tanning booth visits and biweekly spray tans to match Cohn’s notoriously leathery look.

The sun's rays also dry out skin, making it coarse and leathery.

From BBC

Some still have hair, leathery skin and their original clothing.

They have large bodies and long, leathery necks.

The leathery smell is strongest here, but it also smells like something died, in the stone nest to be exact.

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