creaky

creaky
creakily, adv.creakiness, n.
/kree"kee/, adj., creakier, creakiest.
1. creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway.
2. run-down; dilapidated: a creaky shack.
3. Phonet. (of the voice) produced by vibration of a small portion of the vocal cords while the arytenoid cartilages are held together, with little breath being released; laryngealized.
[1825-35; CREAK + -Y1]

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