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hastily or roughly constructed
- a jury-rigged system for supplying the town's water while the main pumping station is being repaired
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jury-rigged
verb
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Synonyms & Antonyms of jury-rigged (Entry 2 of 2)
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
- we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture
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