GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Leaky (?), 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”.
   
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   2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]
   
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   3. (Genetics) Retaining some function; not completely inactivating the gene; as, “substitution mutations are sometimes leaky”; -- of mutations.
   
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