leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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The Bears are leaky enough on defense that Green Bay could make this a game but have overcome it with a plus-22 turnover differential.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Like the energy shortage, the water crisis has several factors, including decades of mismanagement and overextraction, leaky pipes, corruption, and climate change.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The report also recommended increasing existing city programs meant to help residents in nearby neighborhoods stay in their homes like the priority repair program, which helps low income residents fix things like leaky roofs, air conditioning and water heater replacement.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2026
Even if a single berry is moldy, leaky, or shriveled, this could mean the berries are not fresh or juicy at all, says Hall.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Like the energy shortage, the water crisis has several factors, including decades of mismanagement and overextraction, leaky pipes, corruption, and climate change.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
The report also recommended increasing existing city programs meant to help residents in nearby neighborhoods stay in their homes like the priority repair program, which helps low income residents fix things like leaky roofs, air conditioning and water heater replacement.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2026
Even if a single berry is moldy, leaky, or shriveled, this could mean the berries are not fresh or juicy at all, says Hall.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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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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