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creakily

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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.
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Adv.1.creakily - in a creaky manner; "the old boat was moving along creakily"
creakingly, screakily
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She pushed up the sash--it went up stiffly and creakily, as if it hadn't been opened for a long time, which was the case; and it stuck so tight that nothing was needed to hold it up.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
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