bodged
Clumsily thrown together
Bodged means clumsily or hastily repaired, done in a makeshift way that's functional but inelegant.
Primarily British: The plumber bodged the repair and now it leaks again.
A bodged job is one done poorly or without proper care.
The word carries a sense of amateurish improvisation—something that works but shouldn't be inspected too closely.
Temporarily fixed with scraps
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- kludgedClumsily cobbled together
- jerry-builtPoorly and hastily constructed
- patchedRepaired with covering material
rigged · improvised · DIY · MacGyvered · homebrew · thrown-together · spliced · hash
Performed ineptly, failed
- fumbledHandled awkwardly, dropped
- messed-upDisordered or damaged
- ham-fistedLacking dexterity or subtlety
- ham-handedLacking dexterity or subtlety
amateurish · slapdash · slipshod · sloppy · careless · clumsy · inept · maladroit
jury-rigged
Temporarily fixed with scraps
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- kludgedClumsily cobbled together
- jerry-builtPoorly and hastily constructed
patched · rigged · improvised · DIY · MacGyvered · homebrew · thrown-together · spliced · hash · botch
bungled
Performed ineptly, failed
- fumbledHandled awkwardly, dropped
- messed-upDisordered or damaged
- ham-fistedLacking dexterity or subtlety
ham-handed · amateurish · slapdash · slipshod · sloppy · careless · clumsy · inept · maladroit · unskillful
shoddy
Of poor craftsmanship
inferior · second-rate · subpar · unsound · wonky · dodgy · ropey · tatty · ramshackle · rickety
bodgedwell-made
Soundly constructed
polished · immaculate · flawless · refined · pristine
bodgedmethodical
Organized and deliberate
systematic · deliberate · painstaking · precise · by the book
- bodge jobCareless, substandard repair