leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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And what better way to cool off in the summer than having a leaky fire hydrant and garden hoses spark music and dance sessions?
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Devarrick Turner, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
And a leaky roof that caused water to drip into her living room.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
Despite the best efforts of the United States, the result would be a leaky sanctions regime that would get leakier over time.
—Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2021
Plaintiffs rested their case last week after more than a dozen experts and witnesses testified about leaky roofs, aging air conditioners and ineffective fencing.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
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Devarrick Turner, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
And a leaky roof that caused water to drip into her living room.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
Despite the best efforts of the United States, the result would be a leaky sanctions regime that would get leakier over time.
—Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2021
Plaintiffs rested their case last week after more than a dozen experts and witnesses testified about leaky roofs, aging air conditioners and ineffective fencing.
—Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
leaky
adjective
leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
a leaky boat
leakiness
noun
Medical Definition
leaky
adjective
: relating to or being a mutant gene that changes the structure of the protein and especially an enzyme that it determines so that some but not all of its biological activity is lost
also
: being such a protein with subnormal activity
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