leachy

leach·y

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lee-chee]
- /ˈli tʃi/
- /lˈiːkɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lee-chee]
- /ˈli tʃi/

Definitions of leachy word

adjective leachy allowing water to percolate through, as sandy or rocky soil; porous. 1
adjective leachy (of soils) capable of being permeated by water 0
adjective leachy porous, as soil 0
adjective leachy Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous. 0

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Origin of leachy

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1840-50; leach1 + -y1

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Parts of speech for Leachy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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leachy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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