JERRY-BUILDING Synonyms
2 hypernyms for jerry-building. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for JERRY-BUILDING
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| bodge | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||||||
| cheap | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • relatively low in price or charging low prices adjective satellite • tastelessly showy • of very poor quality; flimsy • embarrassingly stingy | ||||||
| flimsy | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not convincing noun • a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies adjective satellite • lacking solidity or strength • lacking substance or significance | ||||||
| hasty | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • excessively quick • done with very great haste and without due deliberation | ||||||
| makeshift | adjective adj | |||||
noun • something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency adjective satellite • done or made using whatever is available | ||||||
| poor | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • having little money or few possessions • characterized by or indicating poverty • lacking in quality or substances noun • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • of insufficient quantity to meet a need | ||||||
| shoddy | adjective adj | |||||
noun • reclaimed wool fiber adjective satellite • made of inferior workmanship and materials • unethical or dishonest | ||||||
| slapdash | adjective adj | |||||
adverb • in a careless or reckless manner • directly adjective satellite • marked by great carelessness | ||||||
| temporary | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not permanent; not lasting noun • a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis adjective satellite • lacking continuity or regularity | ||||||