Definition of CREAKY

creaky

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • worn and broken down by hard use
    • "a creaky shack"
  • having a rasping or grating sound
    • "creaky stairs"
  • of or pertaining to arthritis
    • "my creaky old joints"

Adj

  • Tending to creak
  • Worn down by overuse; decrepit
  • arthritic or rheumatic
  • Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.

Origin / Etymology

From creak + -y.

Synonyms

arthritic, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy, run-down, screaky, woebegone

Scrabble Score: 15

creaky is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
creaky is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
creaky is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

creaky is a valid Words With Friends word