creaky (redirected from creakiness)

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.

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creaki·ly adv.

creaki·ness n.

Thesaurus

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" decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone 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" screaky 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" arthritic, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"

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creaky

adjective

1. squeaky, creaking, squeaking, unoiled, grating, rusty, rasping, raspy She pushed open the creaky door.

2. old-fashioned, dated, outdated, obsolete, out of date, archaic, antiquated, outmoded, behind the times, obsolescent During his time in office he reformed the creaky tax system.

Translations

creaky [ˈkriːkɪ] ADJ (creakier (compar) (creakiest (superl))) → rechinador (fig) → poco sólido

creaky [ˈkriːki] adj

[door] → grinçant(e); [floorboard] → qui craque

(= old-fashioned) → vieillot(te)

creaky

adj (+er)

(lit) → knarrend; hinges, bed springs → quietschend; knees etc → knackend

(fig) plot, thriller etc → verstaubt

creaky [ˈkriːkɪ] adj (shoes, floorboards) → scricchiolante; (hinge, joint) → cigolante, stridente

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creaky [ˈkriːkɪ] adj (shoes, floorboards) → scricchiolante; (hinge, joint) → cigolante, stridente