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leathery

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. leathery (adjective)
  2. leathery turtle (noun)

leath·ery

adj \ˈle-thə-rē, ˈleth-rē\

Definition of LEATHERY

: resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of leather <a leathery face> <a leathery aroma>
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Examples of LEATHERY

  1. the old farmer's leathery, brown skin
  2. <the leathery meat served in the cafeteria drove many of us to start bringing our own lunches>

First Known Use of LEATHERY

circa 1552

Related to LEATHERY

Synonyms: chewy, tough
Antonyms: tender
Related Words: fibrous, gristly, sinewy, stringy; brittle, crunchy, hard; cardboardy
Near Antonyms: mushy, soft
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Rhymes with LEATHERY

feathery, heathery

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