Leaky
[lee-kee] /ˈli ki/
adjective, leakier, leakiest.
1.
allowing liquid, gas, etc., to enter or escape:
a leaky boat; a leaky container.
2.
Informal. unreliable:
a leaky memory; a leaky tongue.
/ˈliːkɪ/
adjective leakier, leakiest
1.
leaking or tending to leak
adj.
mid-15c., from leak (n.) + -y (2). Related: Leakiness.
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