leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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But despite the rally to knot the score, the Wild got way too leaky defensively.
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Sturgis started small at HBI, assembling furniture and fixing leaky faucets, while working 10-hour night shifts at a warehouse.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Ingredient prices continue to soar, as do the rates for necessary repairs — the faulty range, the leaky roof.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The Notre Dame defense, which had been leaky against the pass and ranked 100th nationally, created pressure on Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green and stymied an offense that had gained 500-plus yards in five consecutive games.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
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Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Sturgis started small at HBI, assembling furniture and fixing leaky faucets, while working 10-hour night shifts at a warehouse.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Ingredient prices continue to soar, as do the rates for necessary repairs — the faulty range, the leaky roof.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The Notre Dame defense, which had been leaky against the pass and ranked 100th nationally, created pressure on Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green and stymied an offense that had gained 500-plus yards in five consecutive games.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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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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