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Definition of
creaky adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
creaky
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈkriki
/
/
(
creakier
,
creakiest
)
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1
making
creaks
a creaky old chair
2
old-fashioned and no longer working well
the country's creaky legal machinery
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creaky
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