cobbled-together
Roughly patched up
Cobbled-together describes something assembled hastily or clumsily from whatever materials are available: a cobbled-together solution, a cobbled-together coalition.
The image is of rough cobblestones fitted together unevenly.
The result works, but lacks elegance or permanence: The team presented a cobbled-together prototype that barely functioned.
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- patchedRepaired with covering material
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
stopgap · kludge · hacked · rigged · improvised · ad-hoc · bodged · MacGyvered
Uneven in surface
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
clumsy · unfinished · rickety · wobbly · janky · shabby · flimsy · precarious
Fabric scraps sewn together
- mismatchedNot fitting together properly
- frankensteinedCrudely assembled from disparate parts
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- compositeMade of distinct parts
motley · eclectic · scavenged · salvaged · repurposed · secondhand · borrowed · scrounged
makeshift
Temporary, improvised substitute
- jury-riggedTemporarily fixed with scraps
- patchedRepaired with covering material
- hodgepodgeConfused, disorderly mixture
ramshackle · stopgap · kludge · hacked · rigged · improvised · ad-hoc · bodged · MacGyvered · rough-and-ready
rough
Uneven in surface
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
haphazard · clumsy · unfinished · rickety · wobbly · janky · shabby · flimsy · precarious · unstable
patchwork
Fabric scraps sewn together
- mismatchedNot fitting together properly
- frankensteinedCrudely assembled from disparate parts
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
composite · motley · eclectic · scavenged · salvaged · repurposed · secondhand · borrowed · scrounged · mixed
cobbled-togetherwell-planned
Arranged with forethought
architected · engineered · purpose-built · premeditated · deliberate
cobbled-togetherseamless
Without visible joins
unified · cohesive · harmonious · integrated · streamlined
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