| ADJECTIVE | all | leaky | permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases |
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| all | leaky | used informally | |
| all | leaky, blabbermouthed, talebearing, tattling | prone to communicate confidential information |
| Sounds | liy'kiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | achy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy... | |
| Meaning | permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | drafty, draughty | not airtight |
| drippy | leaking in drops | |
| holey, porous | Allowing passage / passage in and out | |
| oozing, oozy, seeping | leaking / leaking out slowly | |
| See also | permeable | Allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through |
| unseaworthy | unfit for a voyage | |
| Opposite | tight | Of such close construction as to be impermeable |
| Nouns | leak | the discharge of a fluid from some container |
| leakiness | the condition of permitting leaks or leakage | |
| Meaning | Used informally; unable to retain urine. | |
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| Broader | incontinent | not having control over urination and defecation |
| Nouns | leak | a euphemism for urination |
| Meaning | prone to communicate confidential information. | |
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| Synonyms | blabbermouthed, talebearing, tattling | |
| Broader | communicative, communicatory | able or tending to communicate |
| Spanish | chismoso, cotilla | |
| Nouns | leak | unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information |
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