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Definition of Leakiest
1. leaky [adj] - See also: leaky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leakiest
Literary usage of Leakiest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Walden by Henry David Thoreau (1910)
"faction, tr-rr-oonk! and each in his turn repeats the same down to the least
distended, leakiest, ..."
2. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"... then ejaculates the master of ceremonies, with satisfaction, tr-rr-oonk I and
each in his turn repeats the same down to the least distended, leakiest, ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"A hard rubber potentiometer top, if not carefully shielded from light, may easily
become, in the course of a few years, the leakiest part of the measuring ..."
4. Contributions to the Bacteriology of the Oyster by Woods Hutchinson, Hollis Godfrey, Rhode Island (State) Commissioners of shell-fisheries, Lester Angell Round (1914)
"It is not adequate, because except in the leakiest of rooms, the amount of change
made in the air is insufficient. And, second, and most vital, ..."
5. Shelburne Essays by Paul Elmer More (1908)
"... then ejaculates the master of ceremonies with satisfaction tr-rrr-oonk !
and each in turn repeats the sound, down to the least distended, leakiest, ..."
6. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1904)
"Our boat is not the leakiest old hull that ever was adrift. We are reminded of
our enormous tax rate. Yes, I think there is a large barrel there with some ..."
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