Definition of LEAKY

leaky

Adjective

  • permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases
    • "a leaky roof"
    • "a leaky defense system"

Adjective Satellite

  • used informally; unable to retain urine
  • prone to communicate confidential information

Adj

  • Having leaks; not fully sealed.

Examples

  • "The ceiling was so leaky that someone had to fix it."
  • "The leaky bucket dripped only one drop at a time, but by the time I got back to the house it was half empty."

Origin / Etymology

Likely a normalisation ( + -y) of earlier leak, leake, leke (“leaky”, adjective), from Middle English leke (“leaky”), from Old English hlec, *lec (“having cracks or rents; leaky”), from Proto-Germanic *lekaz (“leaking; leaky”). By surface analysis, leak + -y. Cognate with Scots lek, leck (“leaky”), Saterland Frisian läk (“leaky”), Dutch lek (“leaky”), German Low German leck (“leaky”), German leck (“leaky”), Swedish läck (“leaky”), Icelandic lekur (“leaky”).

Antonyms

tight

Scrabble Score: 12

leaky is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
leaky is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
leaky is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

leaky is a valid Words With Friends word