Leaky

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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; a leaky faucet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]


        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Genetics) Retaining some function; not completely
        inactivating the gene; as, substitution mutations are
        sometimes leaky; -- of mutations.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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)}]
       [also: {leakiest}, {leakier}]