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   Creak·y

   /ˈkrēkē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of an object, typically a wooden one) making or liable to make a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied: "I climbed the creaky stairs"
   • ▪ (of a voice) producing a harsh, high-pitched sound: "“We don't know, do we,” he said, creaky with self-restraint"
   • 2. old-fashioned or decrepit: "the country's creaky legal system"

   Derivatives

   • 1. creakily adverb
   • 2. creakiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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