jerry-built Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- artless
- unrefined
- amateur
- primitive
- imperfect
- defective
- rudimentary
- rough-hewn
- faulty
- jerry-rigged
- jury-rigged
- rough-and-ready
- unfinished
- rough-and-tumble
Weak:
Strongest:
- meticulous
- neat
- flawless
- meticulous
- adept
- skillful
- masterly
- skillful
- expert
- adroit
- adroit
- sophisticated
- faultless
- polished
- perfect
- flawless
- expert
- finished
- well-done
- faultless
- adept
- sophisticated
- masterly
- artistic
- neat
- polished
- refined
- perfect
- finished
- artistic
- well-done
- refined
Strong:
- workmanlike
- precise
- artful
- dexterous
- practised
- masterful
- practised
- practiced
- perfected
- masterful
- workmanlike
- practiced
- precise
- exact
- artful
- exact
- perfected
- dexterous
Weak:
jerry-built Meaning
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.
clumsy, flawed, rude, crude, rough, artless, unrefined, amateur, primitive,imperfect
meticulous, neat, flawless, meticulous, adept, skillful, masterly, skillful, expert, 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.
