creakier; creakiest
2
: showing signs of deterioration or decrepitude
a creaky old house
a creaky economy
Examples of creaky in a Sentence
The new governor promises to work to revive the state's creaky economy.
a computer system that is creaky with age
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The hotel’s main building is wood-clad, cozy, and a bit creaky, warmed by a central hearth and blanketed in the darkly expressionist art of Argentine painter Alfredo Prior.
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Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
These institutions are the right team to reform the creaky architecture of sovereign debt relief.
—Deborah Brautigam, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2023
Past a bustling kitchen and up steep, creaky, wooden stairs that smell as if soaked by a million Pabst Blue Ribbons, two more dining rooms with older crowds are packed.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Throughout the night, Graham and her guests explored spooky details straight from the film, including the infamous scale model of Winter River, checkered floor tiling and creaky staircases.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
These institutions are the right team to reform the creaky architecture of sovereign debt relief.
—Deborah Brautigam, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2023
Past a bustling kitchen and up steep, creaky, wooden stairs that smell as if soaked by a million Pabst Blue Ribbons, two more dining rooms with older crowds are packed.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Throughout the night, Graham and her guests explored spooky details straight from the film, including the infamous scale model of Winter River, checkered floor tiling and creaky staircases.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Creaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creaky. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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