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(adj) arthritic, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy
of or pertaining to arthritis
my creaky old joints; rheumy with age and grief
(adj) screaky
having a rasping or grating sound
creaky stairs
(adj) woebegone, run-down, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten
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