creaky

[kree-kee]

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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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Origin of creaky

First recorded in 1825–35; creak + -y¹

Related formscreak·i·ly, adverbcreak·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for creaky

And when Bush misled our nation into war, the creaky old son of the coalfields gave his greatest roar.
Remembering Robert Byrd|Paul Begala|June 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The songs, which have creaky titles like “All that Razz” and “Hooray for What's-not-good,” are belted out with pitchy gusto.
The Worst Awards in Hollywood|Sean Macaulay|March 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We'll pay a hundred dollars an hour to sit in a creaky chair.
My Conversation with John Updike|Barbara Probst Solomon|January 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Myron mounted a creaky stairway guiltless of carpet and found himself in a narrow hall from which four doors opened.
Full-Back Foster|Ralph Henry Barbour

He hobbled up the creaky steps with his club-foot, and knocked timidly at the door.
The Goose Man|Jacob Wassermann
Then came a nervous shuffling of boots on the creaky boards.
The Border Legion|Zane Grey
Then he shaped with his mouth to use that and not the stairs, for the stairs were creaky.
W. A. G.'s Tale|Margaret Turnbull
Thorndyke asked, as the cabman's footsteps faded away in a creaky diminuendo.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn|R. Austin Freeman