creak´i|ness

creak´i|ness
creak|y «KREE kee», adjective, creak|i|er, creak|i|est.
likely to creak; creaking: »

creaky floors, creaky hinges. A creaky ride in a venerable elevator brings one to the fourth-floor laboratory (Harper's).

creak´i|ly, adverb.
creak´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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