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Definition of Leaky
1. Adjective. Permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases. "A leaky defense system"
Also: Permeable, Unseaworthy
Derivative terms: Leak, Leakiness
Antonyms: Tight
2. Adjective. Used informally; unable to retain urine.
3. Adjective. Prone to communicate confidential information.
Similar to: Communicative, Communicatory
Derivative terms: Leak
Definition of Leaky
1. a. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask.
Definition of Leaky
1. Adjective. Having leaks, not sealed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leaky
1. tending to leak [adj LEAKIER, LEAKIEST] : LEAKILY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leaky
Literary usage of Leaky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York by Daniel Defoe (1790)
"... with afterwards fhe might founder in the fea; for fhe was leaky, and had damage
in her hold when I met with her. I was now in the latitude of 19 deg. ..."
2. Oil Engines: Details and Operation by Lacey Harvey Morrison (1919)
"leaky Valves.—A leaky admission valve is readily detected by placing one's ear
close to the intake nipple or screen. If the leak is from a scored seat, ..."
3. Indicator Practice and Steam-engine Economy: With Plain Directions for by Frank F. Hemenway (1885)
"DETECTING leaky VALVES—LIGHT FLYWHEEL. leaky STEAM AND EXHAUST VALVES. ...
While the indicator cannot always be relied upon to detect leaky valves and ..."
4. Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica by Joseph Jackson Howard (1902)
"11 Anne, daughter of Thomas leaky, bapt. 1725 July 22 Lewis, son of Thomas leaky,
bapt. ... 1740 June 15 Lewis, son of Thomas and Jane leaky, bapt. ..."
5. The Blast Furnace and the Manufacture of Pig Iron: An Elementary Treatise by Robert Forsythe (1913)
"leaky TUYERES. The most common trouble to which a furnace is subject is probably
... A leaky tuyere results usually from wear or from local superheating or ..."
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