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noncreaky en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + creaky.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not creaky.
    • Suzy is escorted to a smallish study carrel, where she sits down on what may or may not be a noncreaky chair and faces the computer. 2001, Kelli S. Dunham, How to survive and maybe even love nursing school!:
    • In some languages, creaky and noncreaky sounds are distinctive; Mazatec, a language of Mexico, has consonants and vowels that can be creaky or noncreaky... 2009, Kristin Denham, Anne Lobeck, Linguistics for Everyone: An Introduction: