as in clumsy
hastily or roughly constructed
my jerry-built wine racks may not look pretty, but they get the job done
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerry-built
Adjective
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Even the basic details of the situation can sound like the clumsy plot of some apocalyptic thriller.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025 -
An exceptionally clumsy device.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The database was rebuilt and will be maintained by its previous administrator Adam Smith, a former economist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency which used to host it.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even Microsoft, once Google’s fiercest rival in the browser space, eventually abandoned its own engine and rebuilt Edge on Chromium.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of the reasons why gas prices are low is because crude oil prices are low.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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This means exposing the shoulders, showing too much leg above the knees, or wearing clothing with crude or inappropriate imagery.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Oaklawn Avenue Bridge, which was just reconstructed for the I-77 north expansion, may be partially demolished and rebuilt.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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The site of the new ballroom will be where the small, heavily changed, and reconstructed East Wing currently sits, the press release added.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The advanced energy management system elevates the ride experience, allowing users to push boundaries with confidence—whether tackling steep hills, rough paths, or long-distance adventures.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even so, rough surf and rip currents could spread along the US East Coast next week.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For three long weeks that began to seem rude or impertinent, as if the Prize hadn’t been announced, as if a king and queen weren’t waiting for his answer, Dylan said nothing about the award.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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According to Dakota, the sisters once had a tense encounter with a rude man that ended with the Complete Unknown star's drink all over him.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These 5,000 package cars will be retrofitted by June 2027.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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The jet, when retrofitted, will be utilized as Air Force One.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Alex Spors said his sister's case illustrates the system is flawed.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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But Brazil were fundamentally flawed, only keeping one clean sheet, against minnows New Zealand.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Jerry-built.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerry-built. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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