leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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She’s talked at length to the press about having a leaky heart valve and being diagnosed with osteoarthritis.
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Julia Sullivan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2024
In 2013, the FDA approved an implantable device to treat leaky heart valves.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
Dripping faucets, standing water, leaky pipes, and spills also draw them in.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
If this story is inspiring you to clean the mould off your shower, by all means do — but know that superficial mould won’t traumatise your mind, body and spirit the way toxic mould from leaky buildings will.
—Melissa Kenny, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Julia Sullivan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2024
In 2013, the FDA approved an implantable device to treat leaky heart valves.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
Dripping faucets, standing water, leaky pipes, and spills also draw them in.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
If this story is inspiring you to clean the mould off your shower, by all means do — but know that superficial mould won’t traumatise your mind, body and spirit the way toxic mould from leaky buildings will.
—Melissa Kenny, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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