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
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Alongside the amber is nutty cardamom and leathery vanilla bean pods.
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Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
This evergreen shrub has leathery evergreen leaves and fragrant yellow flowers in late winter to early spring, followed by grape-like fruits in summer.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Examples include Robert Piguet’s Bandit, composed by the formidable Germaine Cellier, a bitter green leathery tobacco scent, and Chanel’s Cuir de Russie, another leather fragrance, intensely animalic.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Three leathery older women stalked through the halls.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
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Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
This evergreen shrub has leathery evergreen leaves and fragrant yellow flowers in late winter to early spring, followed by grape-like fruits in summer.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Examples include Robert Piguet’s Bandit, composed by the formidable Germaine Cellier, a bitter green leathery tobacco scent, and Chanel’s Cuir de Russie, another leather fragrance, intensely animalic.
—Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Three leathery older women stalked through the halls.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Leathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leathery. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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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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