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Shoddily built; ill-constructed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The whole operation was jerrybuilt from the beginning, and thus was doomed to failure.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Later 1800s. From jerry (of obscure meaning) + built
Across languages
Translations
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Bulgarian:
паянтов
(pajantov)
— ill-constructed