What does leaky mean?
Leaky means Having leaks; not fully sealed..
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/ˈliːki/ · 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.
The ceiling was so leaky that someone had to fix it.
Nuclear reactors in Russian submarines are said to be so leaky that crews are often paid "sterility money".
The spooks' argument against this is that the secret service would become leaky and demoralised […]
Use leaky when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Leaky means Having leaks; not fully sealed..
Common synonyms include seeping, incontinent, oozing, communicative.
Possible antonyms include tight.
The leaky bucket dripped only one drop at a time, but by the time I got back to the house it was half empty.
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