Hypertext Webster Gateway: "leaky"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Leaky \Leak"y\, a. [Compar. {Leakier}; superl. {Leakiest}.]
1. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a
leaky roof or cask.

2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

leaky
adj 1: permitting leaks or leakage; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky
defense system" [ant: {tight}]
2: (of ships and boats) permitting leakage [syn: {leaking}]
3: permitting liquids to penetrate; "a tarpaulin too leaky to
be of much use"
4: used informally; unable to retain urine
5: prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed},
{talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]


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