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creaky

adjective

of or pertaining to arthritis

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. of or pertaining to arthritis

    “my creaky old joints”

adjective

  1. having a rasping or grating sound

    “creaky stairs”

adjective

  1. worn and broken down by hard use

    “a creaky shack”

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Example Sentences

my creaky old joints
rheumy with age and grief
creaky stairs
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

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