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What is the adjective for leaking?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb leak which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

leaked
  1. Of a document, etc, produced by a company or organization, intended to be confidential but having been released to the public or the press.
leakproof
  1. Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. watertight, impervious, sealed, waterproof, rainproof, waterproofed, hermetic, showerproof, damp-proof, impermeable, airtight, weatherproof, proofed, coated, rubberized, water-resistant, water-repellent, closed, tight, shut, hermetically sealed, locked, fastened, resistant, impenetrable, bolted, secure, barred, secured, padlocked, stopped up, immune, enclosed, completely sealed, shut tight, not open, nonporous, sound, leak-proof, proof, blocked, clumped, plugged, snapped, obstructed, smothering … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “His wheat-starch-based prototypes are sturdy, attractive, convenient to use, and just as leakproof as their polystyrene counterparts.”
      “How could it possibly improve its incredibly durable, absolutely leakproof, lifetime-guaranteed bottles?”
      “Specimens were collected and transported in clean, leakproof and labelled containers to the laboratory.”
leaky
  1. Having leaks, not sealed.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. leaking, dripping, drippy, permeable, porous, not watertight, sieve-like, holey, pervious, penetrable, passable, porose, open, honeycombed, cellular, semipermeable, pierceable, percolative, leachy, cavernulous, poriferous, pory, foraminous, breathable, cracked, split, punctured, broken, holed, perforated, torn, worn, cut, ruptured, pierced, wounded … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The uninitiated are the most wretched, being engaged in pouring water into a leaky pitcher out of an equally leaky sieve.”
      “A leaky roof had caused extensive water damage, and portions of the plaster ceilings of the house and senate chambers had collapsed.”
      “The bombs will still be raining down there and terrified people on leaky boats will still be arriving.”
leakless
  1. Without leaks.
leak
  1. (obsolete) Leaky.
leakier
  1. comparative form of leaky: more leaky
  2. Synonyms:
      3. drippier, more permeable, more porous, holier, more pervious, more penetrable, more passable, more open, more honeycombed, more cellular, more semipermeable, more pierceable, more worn, more leachy, more cavernulous, more poriferous, more pory, more foraminous, more breathable, spongier, looser, lacier, gappier, more cracked, more broken, faultier, falser, weaker, badder, frailer, unfitter, lamer, ranker, more wrong, more incorrect, more flawed, more inaccurate, more erroneous, more unsound, more inexact, more fallacious, more defective, more invalid, more amiss, more imprecise, more imperfect, more unreliable, more awry, more deficient … more
leakiest
  1. superlative form of leaky: most leaky
  2. Synonyms:
      3. drippiest, most permeable, most porous, holiest, most pervious, most penetrable, most passable, most open, most honeycombed, most cellular, most semipermeable, most pierceable, most worn, most leachy, most cavernulous, most foraminous, most poriferous, most pory, most breathable, laciest, loosest, spongiest, gappiest, most cracked, most broken, faultiest, falsest, weakest, baddest, frailest, unfittest, lamest, rankest, most wrong, most incorrect, most flawed, most inaccurate, most erroneous, most unsound, most inexact, most fallacious, most defective, most invalid, most amiss, most imprecise, most imperfect, most unreliable, most awry, most deficient … more
leaking
  1. present participle of leak
  2. Synonyms:
      3. divulging, disclosing, revealing, telling, betraying, breaking, blabbing, broadcasting, communicating, exposing, imparting, outing, releasing, unveiling, publishing, admitting, confessing, passing, relating, slipping, uncovering, transpiring, trickling, bringing to light, coming out, letting on, made known, blowing wide open, bringing into the open, getting out, giving away, making public, passing on, spilling the beans, taking the lid off, blowing the gaff, letting slip, blurting out, letting the cat out of the bag, spilling, declaring, letting out, baring, discovering, proclaiming, unmasking, unbosoming, giving the game away, laying bare, tattling … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A manager of a pharmacy is suing for injuries after a leaking bottle of lotion fell apart and cut his hand.”
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