leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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Boise State absolutely shredded the Rebels’ leaky defense, gaining 558 yards of offense and putting together seven touchdown drives — only one of which required more than six snaps.
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 18 Oct. 2025
In addition, inspectors gave yellow placards to a total of 17 food-serving facilities for issues ranging from leaky faucets to improperly stored raw meat.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Jennings has been on the trade block for months, and could help fortify a leaky Ravens run defense.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Like when water breaks through a leaky roof.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 18 Oct. 2025
In addition, inspectors gave yellow placards to a total of 17 food-serving facilities for issues ranging from leaky faucets to improperly stored raw meat.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Jennings has been on the trade block for months, and could help fortify a leaky Ravens run defense.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Like when water breaks through a leaky roof.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 21 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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