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CREAKY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to arthritis
Example:
rheumy with age and grief
Synonyms:
arthritic; creaky; rheumatic; rheumatoid; rheumy
Classified under:
Similar:
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a rasping or grating sound
Example:
creaky stairs
Synonyms:
creaky; screaky
Classified under:
Similar:
noisy (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds)
Derivation:
creak (a squeaking sound)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Worn and broken down by hard use
Example:
a woebegone old shack
Synonyms:
creaky; decrepit; derelict; flea-bitten; run-down; woebegone
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
worn (affected by wear; damaged by long use)
