arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy
(adjective) of or pertaining to arthritis; “my creaky old joints”; “rheumy with age and grief”
creaky, screaky
(adjective) having a rasping or grating sound; “creaky stairs”
creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
creaky (comparative creakier, superlative creakiest)
Tending to creak
Worn down by overuse; decrepit
arthritic or rheumatic
(linguistics) Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
• cakery, yacker
Source: Wiktionary
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
