Leathery

a.

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Resembling leather in appearance or consistency; tough; as, nothing but a leathery steak left to eat.

Adj.

1.

leathery - resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable Synonyms: coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike

buff, cartilaginous, chewy, cohesive, coriaceous, durable, fibrous, gristly, hard, hardy, lasting, leather, leatherlike, leathern, resistant, ropy, sinewy, stiff, stringy, strong, stubborn, tenacious, tough, tough as leather, untiring, vigorous, viscid, wiry