Difference between Creaky and Derelict

What is the difference between Creaky and Derelict?

Creaky as an adjective is tending to creak while Derelict as an adjective is abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected.

Creaky

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Tending to creak Worn down by overuse; decrepit arthritic or rheumatic

Derelict

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Abandoned, forsaken; (of ship) abandoned at sea; dilapidated, neglected.Negligent in performing a duty.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Abandoned property; a ship abandoned at sea.An abandoned or forsaken person; an outcast.A negligent person.

Example sentence: When I first went to London to do a film in 1949, I naturally went to visit the site of the Globe. There was this small plaque on the side of a grimy brewery wall in a derelict alley near the riverfront. I was shocked.

We hope you now know whether to use Creaky or Derelict in your sentence.

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