jerry-rigged
Hastily thrown together
Jerry-rigged means hastily or crudely assembled from whatever materials are available.
The term blends jury-rigged (a nautical term for makeshift repairs at sea) with jerry-built (shoddily constructed).
A jerry-rigged solution works but lacks elegance or durability: We jerry-rigged a tent from tarps and branches.
The word often carries a note of resourceful improvisation despite limited resources.
Assembled from random parts
- kludgedClumsily cobbled together
- bodgedHastily, shoddily repaired
- thrown-togetherAssembled hastily, without care
- patchedRepaired with covering material
spliced · ad-hoc · on-the-fly · spur-of-the-moment · extemporized · stopgap · improvised · provisional
Hasty and careless
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
slipshod · amateurish · rough-and-ready · half-baked · clunky · unprofessional · rough-hewn · botched
Of limited duration
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- expedientUseful if not ideal
- impermanentNot meant to last
provisional · temporary · band-aid · placeholder · quick-and-dirty
Ability to solve problems creatively
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- bricolageConstruction from available materials
DIY · cleverness · inventiveness · workaround · contraption · handiwork · adaptation · problem-solving
cobbled-together
Assembled from random parts
- kludgedClumsily cobbled together
- bodgedHastily, shoddily repaired
- thrown-togetherAssembled hastily, without care
patched · spliced · ad-hoc · on-the-fly · spur-of-the-moment · extemporized · stopgap · improvised · provisional · makeshift
slapdash
Hasty and careless
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
rickety · slipshod · amateurish · rough-and-ready · half-baked · clunky · unprofessional · rough-hewn · botched · flimsy
short-term
Of limited duration
impermanent · provisional · temporary · band-aid · placeholder · quick-and-dirty
resourcefulness
Ability to solve problems creatively
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
bricolage · DIY · cleverness · inventiveness · workaround · contraption · handiwork · adaptation · problem-solving · scrappiness
jerry-riggedwell-made
Soundly constructed
factory-built · high-quality · craftsmanlike · sound · sturdy
jerry-riggedpermanent
Fixed without end
lasting · durable · built to last · enduring · fixed
jerry-riggedpurpose-built
Made for specific function
engineered · blueprinted · by the book · designed · planned
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