leakier; leakiest
: permitting fluid to leak in or out
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Myth 8: Eating beans and other lectin-containing foods can cause a ‘leaky’ gut.
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Alice Callahan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Professionals can also seal any leaky ducts that may be causing uneven heating or cooling and excess dust to travel into your home.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
Bubbling in Your Ceiling A bubbling ceiling is almost always a sign of moisture, which could be from leaky pipes, a leaky roof, or other sources of moisture.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Some mold growth hot-spots in the home are fairly obvious—like cabinets under leaky kitchen sinks or along the sides of bathtubs and showers—due to the moisture and difficult ventilation in such spaces.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
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Alice Callahan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Professionals can also seal any leaky ducts that may be causing uneven heating or cooling and excess dust to travel into your home.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
Bubbling in Your Ceiling A bubbling ceiling is almost always a sign of moisture, which could be from leaky pipes, a leaky roof, or other sources of moisture.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
Some mold growth hot-spots in the home are fairly obvious—like cabinets under leaky kitchen sinks or along the sides of bathtubs and showers—due to the moisture and difficult ventilation in such spaces.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaky. Accessed 8 Feb. 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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