Leathery Synonyms and Antonyms

lĕthə-rē
Physically strong; said especially of things
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. rugged
  2. durable
Hard, durable
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. coriaceous
  2. leathered
  3. leatherlike
Antonyms:
  1. soft
  2. supple
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Words Related to Leathery

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Leathery Sentence Examples

  • Leathery fingers wrapped around her body.

  • The plants generally have an erect stem with a crown of leaves which are often leathery; the anthers open introrsely and the fruit is a berry or capsule.

  • On the sea coast there is the leathery turtle (Dermochelis) and also the green turtle (Chelone).

  • An American Aphid of the genus Pemphigus produces black, ragged, leathery and cut-shaped excrescences on the young branches of the hickory.

  • It has large compound leaves composed of four or five pairs, with a terminal odd one, of short-stalked, oblong, blunt, leathery leaflets, and inconspicuous green flowers.

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