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Holey vs Leaky - What's the difference?

holey | leaky |

As adjectives the difference between holey and leaky

is that holey is having, or being full of, holes while leaky is having leaks, not sealed.

holey

English

Adjective

(er)
  • having, or being full of, holes
    • Fred loved holey Dutch cheese.

    leaky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having leaks, not sealed.
    • The leaky bucket only dripped one drop at a time, but by the time I got back to the house it was half empty.