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LEAKY
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Irregular inflected forms: leakier , leakiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Prone to communicate confidential information
Synonyms:
blabbermouthed; leaky; talebearing; tattling
Classified under:
Similar:
communicative; communicatory (able or tending to communicate)
Derivation:
leak (unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used informally; unable to retain urine
Classified under:
Similar:
incontinent (not having control over urination and defecation)
Derivation:
leak (a euphemism for urination)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases
Example:
a leaky defense system
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
drafty; draughty (not airtight)
drippy (leaking in drops)
oozing; oozy; seeping (leaking out slowly)
holey; porous (allowing passage in and out)
Also:
permeable (allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through)
unseaworthy (unfit for a voyage)
Antonym:
tight (of such close construction as to be impermeable)
Derivation:
leak (the discharge of a fluid from some container)
leakiness (the condition of permitting leaks or leakage)
