jer·ry-build (j r  -b ld )tr.v. jer·ry-built (-b lt), jer·ry-build·ing, jer·ry-builds To build shoddily, flimsily, and cheaply. [From dialectal jerry, defective, perhaps from the name Jerry.] jer ry-builder n. |
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| Adj. | 1. | jerry-built - of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar" |
jerry-built
adjective ramshackle, cheap, faulty, shabby, defective, flimsy, rickety, thrown together, slipshod, unsubstantial Workers at the plant speak of jerry-built equipment.
substantial, sturdy, well-built, well-constructed
substantial, sturdy, well-built, well-constructed
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