jerry-built

adjective

ˈjer-ē-ˌbilt 

1

: built cheaply and unsubstantially

2

: carelessly or hastily put together

Synonyms

• artless
• clumsy
• crude
• jerry-rigged
• jury-rigged
• rough
• rough-and-ready
• rough-and-tumble
• rough-hewn
• rude
• unrefined

Examples of jerry-built in a Sentence

my jerry-built wine racks may not look pretty, but they get the job done

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1