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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In order to finish their second album, the band takes up residence in a creaky old house in the British countryside.
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Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
The ruckus filled the 24-year-old halls of the Paycom Center and reverberated through its creaky corners.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Jim Queen feeds into (and off of) the trite tribalism of so much creaky gay fiction, but ultimately wants to tear down that paradigm and establish a healthy kind of pluralism for all M4Ms.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The revival, the first on Broadway, tries to solve the show’s famously creaky text.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
The ruckus filled the 24-year-old halls of the Paycom Center and reverberated through its creaky corners.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Jim Queen feeds into (and off of) the trite tribalism of so much creaky gay fiction, but ultimately wants to tear down that paradigm and establish a healthy kind of pluralism for all M4Ms.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The revival, the first on Broadway, tries to solve the show’s famously creaky text.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for creaky
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“Creaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creaky. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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