The meaning of Leathery

adjective

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

Usage examples:

His callous comments about the murder made me shiver

noun

Variant spelling of callus.

noun

A thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially in an area that has been subjected to friction.

adjective

(of food) needing to be chewed hard or for some time before being swallowed.

Usage examples:

The rye bread has a nice, chewy texture

noun

Chewing gum.

Usage examples:

I had forgotten my chewy

adjective

(of food) needing to be crushed a lot with the teeth before it is swallowed

Usage examples:

We enjoyed the fine, chewy, thick-crusted bread.

adjective

Resembling or having the texture of leather.

Usage examples:

Coriaceous leaves

adjective

Consisting of or characterized by fibres.

Usage examples:

A good fibrous root system

adjective

Made of fibres, or like fibre

adjective

(of land or earth) covered in long, narrow trenches formed by ploughing.

Usage examples:

Furrowed fields

verb

Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something).

Usage examples:

Gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor

adjective

A forehead (= part of the face above the eyes) that has lines in the skin, usually caused by worry

adjective

Knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age.

Usage examples:

The gnarled old oak tree

adjective

Consisting of or full of gristle.

Usage examples:

Gristly bits of beef

adjective

Full of gristle (= a solid white substance in meat that is difficult to eat)

Usage examples:

This looked delicious on the package until i took a bite and found chunks of gristly chicken meat.,…

adjective

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.

Usage examples:

The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb

With a great deal of effort.

Usage examples:

They work hard at school

noun

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

adjective

Having become or been made hard or harder.

Usage examples:

Hardened steel

verb

Make or become hard or harder.

Usage examples:

Wait for the glue to harden

adjective

Having developed a way of dealing with bad experiences so that they no longer upset you

Usage examples:

The judge called him a hardened criminal (= one who will not stop his criminal activity).

adjective

Marked or covered with lines.

Usage examples:

A sheet of lined paper

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

(of ground or terrain) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.

Usage examples:

A rugged coastline

adjective

Consisting of or resembling sinews.

Usage examples:

William could feel the statues pressing into his back, their sinewy shapes slithering against his s…

adjective

(especially of hair) resembling string in being long and thin.

Usage examples:

Her hair was stringy and uncombed

adjective

Having the appearance of strings, or (of food) hard to chew

Usage examples:

Stringy meat, his black hair was stringy and brushed his shoulders.

verb

Make or become thick or thicker.

Usage examples:

Thicken the sauce with flour

verb

Past simple and past participle of thicken

Usage examples:

Thicken the sauce with a little flour., the smoke thickened rapidly.

adjective

(of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling.

Usage examples:

Tough rucksacks for climbers

noun

A rough and violent man.

Usage examples:

A gang of toughs

verb

Endure a period of hardship or difficulty.

adjective

Not having been protected from sun, wind, or rain and so marked or damaged by them

Usage examples:

The fisherman had a weather-beaten face.

adjective

Shrivelled or wrinkled with age.

Usage examples:

A wizened, weather-beaten old man

adjective

Having dry skin showing many lines, esp. because of old age

Usage examples:

A wizened old man

adjective

(especially of fabric or the skin) having wrinkles or slight folds.

Usage examples:

You just cannot look neat with wrinkled clothes

verb

Make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin).

Usage examples:

His hands and face were wrinkled by age

adjective

(of skin) having small lines because of old age

Usage examples:

A wrinkled face

adjective

Having many lines or folds.

Usage examples:

Her thin, wrinkly face

noun

An old person.

Usage examples:

None of the wrinklies looked pleased to see their visitors

noun

An old person