1. worn and broken down by hard use - a creaky shack - a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape - a flea-bitten sofa - a run-down neighborhood - a woebegone old shack • Syn: decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone • Similar to: worn 2. having a rasping or grating sound - creaky stairs • Syn: screaky • Similar to: noisy • Derivationally related forms: creak 3. of or pertaining to arthritis - my creaky old joints - rheumy with age and grief • Syn: arthritic, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy • Similar to: unhealthy • Derivationally related forms: rheumatic (for: rheumatic), rheumatism (for: rheumatic), arthritis (for: arthritic)
