Leathery synonyms

lĕth'ə-rē

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coriaceous
Leathery in texture:
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durable
Able to resist wear, decay; lasting; enduring.
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strong (related)
Persuasive, effective, and cogent:
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tough (related)
Strong but pliant; that will bend, twist, etc. without tearing or breaking
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supple (antonym)
Readily bent, folded, or manipulated; pliant:
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leathered
resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
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leatherlike
Resembling leather.
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papery (related)
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fleshy (related)
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feathery (related)
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reddish-brown (related)
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stringy (related)
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greyish (related)
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dark-brown (related)
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whitish (related)
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dark-green (related)
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grey-green (related)
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needle-like (related)
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purplish (related)
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scale-like (related)
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yellowish (related)
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greyish-green (related)
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rugged
(Of a person) strong, sturdy, well-built
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soft (antonym)
Not stern; lenient:
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Leathery Sentence Examples

  • Leathery fingers wrapped around her body.

  • COCKROACH 1 (Blattidae), a family of orthopterous insects, distinguished by their flattened bodies, long thread-like antennae, and shining leathery integuments.

  • 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.

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