leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
Examples of leaky in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The power play isn’t converting on its chances, the penalty kill is leaky, and the team’s five-on-five game has lacked.
—
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Improve your home’s efficiency and value by replacing old, leaky windows, installing energy-efficient home appliances and insulating walls.
—David McMillin, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Zeke, who is now 17, had open-heart surgery at the age of 12 to replace a leaky heart valve with a mechanical heart valve from Abbot.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Messi and his teammates scored a league-high 81 goals during the regular season (no other team scored more than 68) and finally, the defense, which was leaky far too often, shored up to match the precision of the team’s attack.
—Miami Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leaky
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Improve your home’s efficiency and value by replacing old, leaky windows, installing energy-efficient home appliances and insulating walls.
—David McMillin, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Zeke, who is now 17, had open-heart surgery at the age of 12 to replace a leaky heart valve with a mechanical heart valve from Abbot.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Messi and his teammates scored a league-high 81 goals during the regular season (no other team scored more than 68) and finally, the defense, which was leaky far too often, shored up to match the precision of the team’s attack.
—Miami Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leaky
Cite this Entry
“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share