leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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The house was commissioned by newlyweds Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum, who moved there in 1939 and immediately ran into a leaky roof and failing in-floor heating.
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AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
But the decision to live with a leaky ceiling or make peace with other problems in your home can have long-term consequences.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The Bottom Line: An Economic Imperative This isn’t just about fixing leaky faucets or building houses (though those are essential).
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
But the Swan home still needed some TLC, so Dean balanced his full-time job with refurbishing the house: hammering floorboard nails, patching leaky faucets, and fixing leaky water heaters.
—Ani Freedman, Fortune, 29 June 2025
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AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
But the decision to live with a leaky ceiling or make peace with other problems in your home can have long-term consequences.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 11 July 2025
The Bottom Line: An Economic Imperative This isn’t just about fixing leaky faucets or building houses (though those are essential).
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
But the Swan home still needed some TLC, so Dean balanced his full-time job with refurbishing the house: hammering floorboard nails, patching leaky faucets, and fixing leaky water heaters.
—Ani Freedman, Fortune, 29 June 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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leaky
adjective
leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
a leaky boat
leakiness
noun
Medical Definition
leaky
adjective
: relating to or being a mutant gene that changes the structure of the protein and especially an enzyme that it determines so that some but not all of its biological activity is lost
also
: being such a protein with subnormal activity
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