leathery
pronunciation
How to pronounce leathery in British English:
UK [ˈleðəri]
How to pronounce leathery in American English:
US [ˈlɛðəri]
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- Adjective:
- resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
Word Origin
- leathery (adj.)
- 1550s, from leather + -y (2). Related: Leatheriness.
Example
- 1. Leaf blade papery or leathery ; tendrils well developed .
- 2. Overcooking them will turn them tough and leathery .
- 3. Are we children , to hide from that leathery old eunuch ?
- 4. Leathery sea turtles bob lazily offshore , and the light cacophony of birdsong accents the ambient sound of wind and waves .
- 5. She 's all leathery and wrinkled . I 'm so jealous !