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leak⋅y

  [lee-kee]
–adjective, leak⋅i⋅er, leak⋅i⋅est.
1. allowing liquid, gas, etc., to enter or escape: a leaky boat; a leaky container.
2. Informal. unreliable: a leaky memory; a leaky tongue.
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Origin:
1600–10; leak + -y 1

Related forms:
leak⋅i⋅ness, noun
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leak·y   (lē'kē)   
adj.   leak·i·er, leak·i·est
Permitting leaks or leakage: a leaky roof; a leaky defense system.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: leaky
Pronunciation: 'lE-kE
Function: adjective
: relating to or being a mutant gene that changes the structure of the protein and especially anenzyme that it determines so that some but not all of its biological activity is lost; also : being such a protein with subnormal activity
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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