Crossword clues for leakier
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leaky \Leak"y\, a. [Compar. Leakier; superl. Leakiest.]
Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask; a leaky faucet.
Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]
(Genetics) Retaining some function; not completely inactivating the gene; as, substitution mutations are sometimes leaky; -- of mutations.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparativeleaky)
WordNet
adj. permitting leaks or leakage; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system" [ant: tight]
(of ships and boats) permitting leakage [syn: leaking]
permitting liquids to penetrate; "a tarpaulin too leaky to be of much use"
used informally; unable to retain urine
prone to communicate confidential information [syn: blabbermouthed, talebearing(a), tattling(a)]
See leaky
Usage examples of "leakier".
This causes the vessels to become a bit leakier, a condition that in turn may allow fluid to collect in damaged areas, forming blisters, while also allowing white blood corpuscles to get out of the blood vessels more easily and collect at these sites.