EGAVE

leaky

About 0.69 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Having leaks; not fully sealed.
    The leaky bucket dripped only one drop at a time, but by the time I got back to the house it was half empty.
  2. adjective Tending to leak secrets or information.

Similar words

leaking seeping oozing drippy oozy drafty holey permeable porous draughty

Often followed by

roof bucket and faucet boat gut roofs vessel or

Word family

leakier leakiest leakily leakiness leakinesses

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