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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Vehicles on the Queens Midtown Expressway sped overhead on a creaky elevated roadway.
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Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
Nonetheless, every editor who crept quietly up the stairs to the editorial floor and took their creaky seat was trained using all the same techniques and style sheets used to write the Third.
—Kory Stamper, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2026
The toll has also generated more than $550 million in revenue for the region's creaky and cash-strapped transit system — exceeding projections, the MTA has said.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The toll has also generated more than $550 million in revenue for the region’s creaky and cash-strapped transit system — exceeding projections, the MTA has said.
—Philip Marcelo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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Tim Craig The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
Nonetheless, every editor who crept quietly up the stairs to the editorial floor and took their creaky seat was trained using all the same techniques and style sheets used to write the Third.
—Kory Stamper, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2026
The toll has also generated more than $550 million in revenue for the region's creaky and cash-strapped transit system — exceeding projections, the MTA has said.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The toll has also generated more than $550 million in revenue for the region’s creaky and cash-strapped transit system — exceeding projections, the MTA has said.
—Philip Marcelo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Creaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creaky. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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