Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: leathery
IPA transcription: [l'ɛðɚi]
Pronunciations of leathery
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike, leathery
    Meaning: resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
Usage examples
  • "Ah?" The old man's leathery face rumpled into a maze of wrinkles.
  • In its frozen state it was more like strips of galvanized iron, and when a dog wrestled it into his stomach it thawed into thin and innutritious leathery strings and into a mass of short hair, irritating and indigestible.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elfin woods warbler, License CC BY-SA 4.0