leatheryEnglishOxford American Thesaurusleathery adjective 1 he was about fifty, with soulful eyes and leathery skin: rough, rugged, wrinkled, wrinkly, furrowed, lined, wizened, weather-beaten, callous, hard, hardened, thickened, gnarled, leather-like; technical coriaceous. 2 leathery sides of beef: tough, hard, hardened, fibrous, gristly, chewy, sinewy, stringy, leather-like; technical coriaceous.