jerry-built

[ jer-ee-bilt ]

/ ˈdʒɛr iˌbɪlt /

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adjective

built cheaply and flimsily.

contrived or developed in a haphazard, unsubstantial fashion, as a project or organization.

Origin of jerry-built

1865–70; jerry (as in jerry-build) + built

SYNONYMS FOR jerry-built

1 ramshackle, rickety, shoddy, slipshod.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jerry-built

jerry-built , jury-rigged

Words nearby jerry-built

Jerold, Jerome, jerreed, jerry, jerry-build, jerry-built, jerry can, jersey, Jersey barrier, Jersey City, Jersey Giant

Example sentences from the Web for jerry-built

A work of beauty which cannot stand an intimate examination is a poor and jerry-built thing.
Sword Blades and Poppy Seed|Amy Lowell
Our three Marxists demonstrated in person that the new foundations of socialism had been frail and jerry-built.
The Accumulation of Capital|Rosa Luxemburg
Through the ill-fitting partitions of the jerry-built bungalow he could hear the intruder moving recklessly in the kitchen.
The Literary Sense|E. Nesbit
Why shouldn't creeds totter when they are jerry-built creeds?
This Simian World|Clarence Day

The first building I came to was a tall, jerry-built structure which seemed to have been used as a sort of factory.
A Spring Walk in Provence|Archibald Marshall

单词	jerry-built
释义	jerry-built [ jer-ee-bilt ] / ˈdʒɛr iˌbɪlt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jerry-built ON THESAURUS.COM adjective built cheaply and flimsily. contrived or developed in a haphazard, unsubstantial fashion, as a project or organization. Origin of jerry-built 1865–70; jerry (as in jerry-build) + built SYNONYMS FOR jerry-built 1 ramshackle, rickety, shoddy, slipshod. SEE SYNONYMS FOR jerry-built ON THESAURUS.COM WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jerry-built jerry-built , jury-rigged Words nearby jerry-built Jerold, Jerome, jerreed, jerry, jerry-build, jerry-built, jerry can, jersey, Jersey barrier, Jersey City, Jersey Giant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jerry-built A work of beauty which cannot stand an intimate examination is a poor and jerry-built thing. Sword Blades and Poppy Seed\|Amy Lowell Our three Marxists demonstrated in person that the new foundations of socialism had been frail and jerry-built. The Accumulation of Capital\|Rosa Luxemburg Through the ill-fitting partitions of the jerry-built bungalow he could hear the intruder moving recklessly in the kitchen. The Literary Sense\|E. Nesbit Why shouldn't creeds totter when they are jerry-built creeds? This Simian World\|Clarence Day The first building I came to was a tall, jerry-built structure which seemed to have been used as a sort of factory. A Spring Walk in Provence\|Archibald Marshall Content related to jerry-built “Jury-rigged” vs. “Jerry-rigged”What's the difference between "jury-rigged" and "jerry-rigged"? And is the jury still out on whether one is preferred over the other? READ MORE Words related to jerry-built cheap, defective, insubstantial, makeshift, ramshackle, rickety, shoddy, slipshod, unsound, unsubstantial, jerry-rigged, junky
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