Definitions for leaky

leaky leak·y

Spelling: [lee-kee]
IPA: /ˈli ki/

Leaky is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in leaky (aekly).

Definitions for leaky

adjective

  1. allowing liquid, gas, etc., to enter or escape:
  2. Informal. unreliable:

Origin of leaky

First recorded in 1600-10; leak + -y1

Examples for leaky

Even stories of cruise ships in trouble with leaky toilets and spoiled food are popular.

We was heaving cargo overboard like a leaky ship in a typhoon.

Said afore 'twas done he was so leaky with spear holes that he cast a shadder like a skimmer.

The Washington had proved to be a leaky ship, every passage I made in her.

Recent research shows the OTC drug could be contributing to leaky gut syndrome and celiac disease.

What they did have were out-of-date textbooks, leaky roofs, and no heat.

A battery which has a leaky jar will also have a case which is rotted at the bottom and sides.

leaky gut syndrome aside, NSAIDs are responsible for (PDF) over 100,000 hospitalizations each year, and over 16,000 deaths.

I am of opinion that pumping a leaky ship is the most detestable work in the world.

When they moved back to London, the only accommodation they could afford was a freezing, leaky barge on the Thames.

Word Value for leaky
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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