leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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Every year for the past 19 years, the local school district has asked the state for money to help repair a leaky roof.
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Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
Projects to plug Tijuana’s leaky sewage system are underway on both sides of the border, though some have faced monthslong delays and others are years away from completion.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
That 3-point success masked some of Boston’s other deficiencies, like its leaky interior defense and issues in transition.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
City officials borrowed more than $400 million during the past decade to replace leaky water mains.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
Projects to plug Tijuana’s leaky sewage system are underway on both sides of the border, though some have faced monthslong delays and others are years away from completion.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
That 3-point success masked some of Boston’s other deficiencies, like its leaky interior defense and issues in transition.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
City officials borrowed more than $400 million during the past decade to replace leaky water mains.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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