Found 2 items, similar to leaky.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: leaky
leaky
adj 1: permitting leaks or leakage;
“a leaky roof”;
“a leaky
defense system” [ant:
tight]
2: (of ships and boats) permitting leakage [syn:
leaking]
3: permitting liquids to penetrate;
“a tarpaulin too leaky to
be of much use”
4: used informally; unable to retain urine
5: prone to communicate confidential information [syn:
blabbermouthed,
talebearing(a),
tattling(a)]
[also:
leakiest,
leakier]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Leaky
Leaky
\Leak"y\, a. [Compar.
Leakier; superl.
Leakiest.]
1. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a
leaky roof or cask; a leaky faucet.
[1913 Webster]
2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
3. (Genetics) Retaining some function; not completely
inactivating the gene; as, substitution mutations are
sometimes leaky; -- of mutations.
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