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adjective

Jerry-built adj.

Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses.

Synonyms: slipshod, ramshackle, flimsy.

Developed in an unsystematic or inexpert manner; built haphazardly; used of objects, organizations, plans, etc.

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Etymology of 'Jerry-built'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jerry-built" Quotes from Famous Books

... inconsiderable weight to that of the half-packed, overladen sled; and, at the best, Harry as a trail-breaker and finder was of no more use than a blind kitten would have been. A dozen times in the day a halt would be called for some enforced repacking of the jerry-built load on the sled; and at such times some unpacking would often have to be done to provide liquor or other refreshment for the men. There were times when, on a perfect trail, the day's run would be no more than twenty miles; ...

— Jan - A Dog and a Romance • A. J. Dawson

... out to have a look at the neighbourhood, but after an hour's walk he had seen enough to kill any desire he might have felt for further exploration. The whole district was prosaic and unlovely, saturated with the spirit of municipal government. There were rows and rows of jerry-built houses running at right angles to the High Street, houses with small rooms and big rates, occupied by tired-looking men who hurried to the station about half-past eight every morning, and did not get back ...

— People of Position • Stanley Portal Hyatt

... rays, trying to keep making some sort of intelligent sounds while they clung together and waited, and, with the other half of his mind, trying not to think of everything that could go wrong with that jerry-built improvisation they had just dumped onto Keegark. If it didn't blow, and the geeks found it, they'd know that another one would be along ...

— Ullr Uprising • Henry Beam Piper

Words linked to "Jerry-built" : weak