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leaky

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leak·y  (lk)
adj. leak·i·er, leak·i·est
Permitting leaks or leakage: a leaky roof; a leaky defense system.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.leaky - permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases ; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system"
permeable - allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water"
unseaworthy - unfit for a voyage
tight - of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"
2.leaky - used informally; unable to retain urine
incontinent - not having control over urination and defecation
3.leaky - prone to communicate confidential information
communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray

leaky
adjective leaking, split, cracked, punctured, porous, waterlogged, perforated, holey, not watertight
Translations
leaky [ˈliːkɪ] adj [roof] → con goteras; [bucket, shoe] → con agujeros; [pipe] → con un escape; [boat] → que hace agua
leaky [ˈliːkɪ] adj [pipe, bucket] → qui fuit, percé(e); [roof] → qui coule; [shoe] → qui prend l'eau; [boat] → qui fait eau
leaky [ˈliːkɪ] leak adj [roof, container] → undicht
leaky [ˈliːkɪ] adj [pipe, bucket, roof] → che perde; [shoe] → che lascia passare l'acqua; [boat] → che fa acqua


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not only full of leaky casks, but those leaky casks are in a leaky ship; and that's a far worse plight than the Pequod's, man.
But if your superior culture gets leaky again -- " He did not complete the sentence, but he twirled his gleaming axe so carelessly that the Woggle-Bug looked frightened, and shrank away to a safe distance.
The water was trickling out of a leaky butt, and a most wretched cat was lapping up the drops with the sickly eagerness of starvation.
 
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