jerry-built

[ jer-ee-bilt ]
/ ˈdʒɛr iˌbɪlt /
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adjective

built cheaply and flimsily.
contrived or developed in a haphazard, unsubstantial fashion, as a project or organization.

Origin of jerry-built

1865–70; jerry (as in jerry-build) + built

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jerry-built

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Definition for jerry-built (2 of 2)

jerry-build
[ jer-ee-bild ]
/ ˈdʒɛr iˌbɪld /

verb (used with object), jer·ry-built, jer·ry-build·ing.

to build cheaply and flimsily.

Origin of jerry-build

1880–85; back formation from jerry-builder. See jerry2, build

OTHER WORDS FROM jerry-build

jer·ry-build·er, noun

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Words related to jerry-built

cheap, defective, insubstantial, makeshift, ramshackle, rickety, shoddy, slipshod, unsound, unsubstantial, jerry-rigged, junky

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British Dictionary definitions for jerry-built

jerry-build

verb -builds, -building or -built

(tr) to build (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials

Derived forms of jerry-build

jerry-builder, noun