jerry-built
AdjectiveSynonyms:
shoddy
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- of inferior workmanship and materials“mean little jerry-built houses”Synonyms: shoddy
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Jerry-built \Jer"ry-built`\, a.
1.Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses.
Syn: slipshod, ramshackle, flimsy. [1913 Webster]
2.Developed in an unsystematic or inexpert manner; built haphazardly; -- used of objects, organizations, plans, etc. [PJC]