leachy

English

Alternative forms

• leechy (error)

Etymology

From leach +‎ -y.

Adjective

leachy (comparative more leachy, superlative most leachy)

1. (geology) Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous.

   Gravelly and sandy soils may be leachy.

Derived terms

• leachiness

References

• “leachy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.