jerry-builds
Throws together cheaply
Jerry-builds means constructs cheaply and flimsily, using inferior materials or shoddy methods.
The term suggests hasty, careless work prioritizing speed and cost savings over durability: The contractor jerry-builds houses that start falling apart within five years.
The past tense jerry-built also functions as an adjective: a jerry-built shack.
Of poor craftsmanship
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
slipshod · thrown-together · cobbled · patched · substandard · cheap · inferior · unstable
Rounded paving stones
- rigsArranges unfairly
- improvisesCreates spontaneously, unrehearsed
- fashionsCurrent popular styles
- contrivesInvents through ingenuity
devises · assembles · bodges · kludges · MacGyvers · hacks · jury-rigs · botches
Deceives for advantage
- skimpsProvides insufficiently
- swindlesDeceptive theft schemes
- deceivesCauses false belief
- misrepresentsDepicts inaccurately or deceptively
defrauds · scams · overcharges · shortcuts · unscrupulous · fly-by-night · rip-off · cost-cutting
shoddy
Of poor craftsmanship
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
rickety · slipshod · thrown-together · cobbled · patched · substandard · cheap · inferior · unstable · wobbly
cobbles
Rounded paving stones
- rigsArranges unfairly
- improvisesCreates spontaneously, unrehearsed
- fashionsCurrent popular styles
contrives · devises · assembles · bodges · kludges · MacGyvers · hacks · jury-rigs · botches · tinkers
cheats
Deceives for advantage
misrepresents · defrauds · scams · overcharges · shortcuts · unscrupulous · fly-by-night · rip-off · cost-cutting · negligent
jerry-buildsengineers
Technical problem solvers
crafts · overengineers · overbuilds · handcrafts · fortifies
jerry-buildscrafts
Handmade artistic works
handcrafts · perfects · hones · refines
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