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creaky
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creak·y  (krk)
adj. creak·i·er, creak·i·est
1. Tending to creak.
2. Shaky or infirm, as with age; decrepit: creaky knee joints; a creaky regime.

creaki·ly adv.
creaki·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.creaky - 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"
worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
2.creaky - having a rasping or grating sound; "creaky stairs"
noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"
3.creaky - of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

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In Florida, it's Dontrelle Willis, 23, and Josh Beckett, 25, accounting for 16 wins already as the Marlins got the jump on the creakier Atlanta Braves in the National League East.
Two things make this a dodgier prospect - one, ``Bonanza's'' legend is creakier and has been tended less carefully than its sci-fi companions; and two, the Pax Network's update of this mild, mild western is so assiduously inoffensive and politically correct that it makes ``Dances With Wolves'' look like the work of a skinhead.
``The problem we have been facing is not only the absence of stars but the virtual reality of the theater is getting creakier by the year,'' said observatory director Edwin Krupp.
 
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