jury-rigged
Cobbled together temporarily
Jury-rigged describes something assembled hastily from whatever materials are at hand, especially as a temporary fix.
The term originated in sailing, where a jury mast or jury rig replaced one lost at sea.
Now it applies broadly to improvised repairs or solutions: We jury-rigged the broken door with rope and a bungee cord.
Sometimes confused with jerry-rigged or jerry-built, which suggest flimsy construction.
Temporary, improvised substitute
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- kludgedClumsily cobbled together
- MacGyveredImprovised resourcefully from scraps
- bodgedHastily, shoddily repaired
hacked · patched · thrown-together · contrived · fashioned · tinkered · scrounged · patchwork
Temporary substitute measure
- band-aidAdhesive strip for cuts
- expedientUseful if not ideal
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
crude · precarious · unstable · tenuous · temporary · provisional · interim · short-term
Badly deteriorated from neglect
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- slapdashHasty and careless
slipshod · botched · crude · rough · amateurish · unprofessional · inelegant · clunky
Cleverly original in design
- inventiveShowing original thought
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- creativeProducing original ideas
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
innovative · adaptable · practical · scrappy · enterprising · handy · problem-solving · quick-thinking
makeshift
Temporary, improvised substitute
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- kludgedClumsily cobbled together
- MacGyveredImprovised resourcefully from scraps
bodged · hacked · patched · thrown-together · contrived · fashioned · tinkered · scrounged · patchwork · ad-hoc
stopgap
Temporary substitute measure
hasty · crude · precarious · unstable · tenuous · temporary · provisional · interim · short-term
ramshackle
Badly deteriorated from neglect
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
slapdash · slipshod · botched · crude · rough · amateurish · unprofessional · inelegant · clunky · precarious
ingenious
Cleverly original in design
resourceful · innovative · adaptable · practical · scrappy · enterprising · handy · problem-solving · quick-thinking · nimble
- rough-and-readymakeshift, improvised, crude, rough, provisional
- improvisationimprovised, impromptu, ad lib, freestyle, ad-lib
- slapdashsloppy, hasty, rushed, careless, haphazard
- Fleeting Thingsbreath, blink, wink, glance, glimpses
- repair statusrepaired, fixed, broken, under repair, pending
- informal conditionsmess, clutter, chaos, disorder, disarray
jury-riggedpolished
Smooth, refined, accomplished
refined · masterful · workmanlike · meticulous · skillful
jury-riggedpermanent
Fixed without end
purpose-built · lasting · engineered · durable · finished
jury-riggedengineered
Designed with technical precision
purpose-built · designed · OEM · by-the-book · regulation
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