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leathery

 adjective
     
leath‧er‧y
hard and stiff like leather, rather than soft or smooth:
her leathery brown skin
WORD FOCUS: hard WORD FOCUS: hard
hard and not bending: solid, firm, stiff, rigid
meat that is too hard: tough
skin that is old and hard: leathery, calloused
hard and easily broken: brittle

➔ See also hard
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