creaky

Other forms of creaky

comparative

creakier·

superlative

creakiest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about creaky

What does creaky mean?

creaky means "worn and broken down by hard use". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in creaky?

creaky has 2 syllables: crea-ky. The stress falls on "crea". In IPA it is /ˈkɹiki/.

What is another word for creaky?

Close synonyms include decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is creaky a common word?

creaky is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.