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creaky

American  
[kree-kee] / ˈkri ki /

adjective

creakier, creakiest

  1. creaking or apt to creak.

    a creaky stairway.

  2. run-down; dilapidated.

    a creaky shack.

  3. 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.

Other Word Forms

  • creakily adverb
  • creakiness noun

Etymology

Origin of creaky

First recorded in 1825–35; creak + -y 1

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