creaky

[ kree-kee ]
/ ˈkri ki /
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adjective, creak·i·er, creak·i·est.

creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway.
run-down; dilapidated: a creaky shack.
Phonetics. (of the voice) produced by vibration of a small portion of the vocal cords while the arytenoid cartilages are held together, with little breath being released; laryngealized.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of creaky

First recorded in 1825–35; creak + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM creaky

creak·i·ly, adverbcreak·i·ness, noun

Words nearby creaky

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Words related to creaky

solid, stark, tight, tense, rigid, thick, wooden, arthritic, infirm, broken-down, run-down, shabby, dilapidated, crippled, frail, flimsy, ramshackle, seedy, rickety, feeble

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