leachy

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adjective

Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous.

“Gravelly and sandy soils may be leachy.”

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Meanings

adjectiveleachy (comparative more leachy, superlative most leachy)

comparative more leachy · superlative most leachy · alternative leechy

  1. geographyPermitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous.

    Gravelly and sandy soils may be leachy.

Origin

From leach + -y.

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APA

leachy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leachy

MLA

“leachy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leachy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leachy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leachy.

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