adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Tending to creak.
2. 2
   Worn down by overuse; decrepit.
3. 3
   arthritic or rheumatic.
4. 4
   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"

Adjective

1. 1
   of or pertaining to arthritis wordnet
2. 2
   having a rasping or grating sound wordnet
3. 3
   worn and broken down by hard use wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acutearthriticdecrepitderelictear piercingflea bitten

Example

More examples

"Yanni is walking up the creaky steps."

Etymology

From creak + -y.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.