Creaky (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Decrepit
• Flea-bitten
• Derelict
• Woebegone
• Run-down

Meaning ²

Having a rasping or grating sound; "creaky stairs".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Screaky

Related Words

• Creak (noun)

Meaning ³

Of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Rheumatoid
• Rheumy
• Arthritic
• Rheumatic