jerry-built

1 of 2

adjective

ˈjer-ē-ˌbilt 

1

: built cheaply and unsubstantially

2

: carelessly or hastily put together

jerry-built

2 of 2

past tense and past participle of jerry-build

Synonyms of jerry-built

Adjective

• clumsy
• crude
• rough
• rude
• flawed

Examples of jerry-built in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

origin unknown

First Known Use

Adjective

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for jerry-built

• built
• gilt
• guilt
• hilt
• kilt
• lilt
• milt
• quilt
• silt
• spilt
• stilt
• tilt