creaky

[ kree-kee ]
/ ˈkri ki /

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.

Origin of creaky

First recorded in 1825–35; creak + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM creaky

creak·i·ly, adverb creak·i·ness, noun

Words nearby creaky

crazy top, crazyweed, crc, cre, creak, creaky, cream, cream cheese, cream cracker, cream ice, cream of coconut

Example sentences from the Web for creakily

  • And still the rusty old wheels revolved, as creakily as ever, at the Capital.

    Four Years in Rebel Capitals |T. C. DeLeon

  • He paid very close attention to it as he was carried slowly and creakily upward.

    Occasion for Disaster |Gordon Randall Garrett

  • They got into a small round elevator and Ringg punched buttons; it began to rise, slowly and creakily, toward the top.

    The Colors of Space |Marion Zimmer Bradley