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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
CEFR level
C1

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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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