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adjective

Leaky adj. (compar. leakier; superl. leakiest)

Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask; a leaky faucet.

Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. (Colloq.)

(Genetics) Retaining some function; not completely inactivating the gene; as, substitution mutations are sometimes leaky; of mutations.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Leaky" Quotes from Famous Books

... down. They became worse with constant use, and by the time Timor was reached, on November 10th, one of them was nearly useless. At Kupang no means of refitting the worn-out pump or of pitching the leaky seams in the upper works of the boat were obtainable; and Flinders had to face a run across the Indian Ocean with the prospect of having to keep down the ...

— The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders • Ernest Scott

... Stuffy leaned back with a battle won. "Thankee kindly, sir," he puffed like a leaky steam pipe; "thankee kindly for a hearty meal." Then he arose heavily with glazed eyes and started toward the kitchen. A waiter turned him about like a top, and pointed him toward the door. The Old Gentleman carefully counted out $1.30 in silver change, ...

— The Trimmed Lamp • O. Henry

... return voyage up the Zambesi, and, the vessel being leaky, the cabin was constantly flooded, both from ...

— Great African Travellers - From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley • W.H.G. Kingston

... town to-morrow and tell Snewin to send a man up at once to look at the roof. I'm afraid it's been in rather a bad state for some time past, and those heavy rains we had last week seem to have damaged it still more. Be sure you don't forget. It won't do to have a leaky roof over our heads; it might come tumbling down, and cost a mint of money to ...

— Austin and His Friends • Frederic H. Balfour

... It was a very small islet, overgrown with bush vegetation; willow-boughs drooped down into the water; rushes, sedges, and wild trailing things flourished in uncontrolled luxuriance. Sometimes men and boys landed on it when they went fishing in a leaky old boat, or pulled round it to get water-lilies; but it was rumoured that Mr. ...

— A Vanished Hand • Sarah Doudney

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