jerry-built Antonyms
Strongest:
- neat
- artistic
- masterly
- skillful
- skillful
- expert
- faultless
- well-done
- refined
- adroit
- adroit
- masterly
- finished
- well-done
- refined
- perfect
- flawless
- perfect
- faultless
- finished
- adept
- artistic
- neat
- flawless
- expert
- sophisticated
- polished
- adept
- meticulous
- meticulous
- sophisticated
- polished
Strong:
- practised
- workmanlike
- workmanlike
- exact
- dexterous
- precise
- masterful
- dexterous
- practiced
- precise
- perfected
- perfected
- practiced
- artful
- practised
- exact
- artful
- masterful
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- jerry-rigged
- unfinished
- defective
- rough-hewn
- rough-and-ready
- faulty
- rough-and-tumble
- jury-rigged
- primitive
- imperfect
- artless
- amateur
- rudimentary
- unrefined
Weak:
Meaning of jerry-built
jerry-built (s)
badly or hastily built
jerry-built (a.)
Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses.
jerry-built Sentence Examples
- The jerry-built structure swayed precariously in the strong wind, threatening to collapse.
- The hastily jerry-built shed provided little shelter from the rain, and its roof leaked profusely.
- Critics condemned the jerry-built bridge as unsafe, citing its poor design and construction.
- The hastily jerry-built house was a testament to the builder's lack of skill and attention to detail.
- The jerry-built boat creaked and groaned as it bobbed along the waves, its seams threatening to split.
- The rickety and jerry-built ladder wobbled dangerously, causing the worker to lose his balance and fall.
- The jerry-built fence was no match for the strong winds, which easily knocked it over.
- The city condemned the jerry-built apartment building due to numerous safety violations.
- The jerry-built shed was a hazard to anyone who entered it, with loose boards and nails sticking out everywhere.
- The jerry-built furniture was poorly constructed and fell apart after a few months of use.
FAQs About the word jerry-built
badly or hastily builtBuilt hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses.
rough,clumsy, rude, crude, flawed, jerry-rigged, unfinished, defective, rough-hewn, rough-and-ready
neat, artistic, masterly, skillful, skillful, expert, faultless, well-done, refined, adroit
The jerry-built structure swayed precariously in the strong wind, threatening to collapse.
The hastily jerry-built shed provided little shelter from the rain, and its roof leaked profusely.
Critics condemned the jerry-built bridge as unsafe, citing its poor design and construction.
The hastily jerry-built house was a testament to the builder's lack of skill and attention to detail.
