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