creaky.
Tending to creak.
Meaning & usage
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.
creaky tone
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English creak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English creaky From creak + -y.
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