leachy
/ˈlitʃi/
adjective
- Allowing water or other liquid to pass through easily; porous or permeable.
- They avoided building on the leachy hillside because it couldn't hold water.
- The leachy soil in this area drains very quickly after a rainstorm.
- The leachy sand was not good for growing crops that need constant moisture.
- Tending to lose or give up substances through the action of liquid passing through.
- Farmers avoid using leachy chemicals near rivers.
- This leachy fertilizer washes away with the first heavy rain.
- The leachy rock formation released minerals into the stream.