creaky meaning and definition

CREAKY adjective

Definition of creaky (adjective)

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"
   • synonyms: decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
2. having a rasping or grating sound
   • "creaky stairs"
   • synonyms: screaky
3. of or pertaining to arthritis
   • "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
   • synonyms: arthritic, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy