creaky

From creak + -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːki/

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• Rhymes: -iːki
• Homophone: creeky

creaky (comparative creakier, superlative creakiest)

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

   creaky voice

• cakery, yacker