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jerry-built

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of jerry-built

hastily or roughly constructed

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

Synonyms of jerry-built

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

Words Related to jerry-built

defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect

imprecise, inexact

inartistic, undressed, unfinished, unpolished, unworked

amateur, amateurish, inexpert, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillful

primitive, rudimentary

unshaped, unshapen

Near Antonyms of jerry-built

faultless, finished, flawless, meticulous, perfect, perfected, polished, well-done

adept, adroit, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, masterful, masterly, neat, practiced (also practised), skillful, workmanlike

artful, artistic, sophisticated

Antonyms of jerry-built

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