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   jerry-built

   /ˈdʒɛrɪbɪlt/

   adjective

   • 1. badly or hastily built with materials of poor quality.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: origin unknown; sometimes said to be from the name of a firm of builders in Liverpool, or to allude to the walls of Jericho, which fell down at the sound of Joshua's trumpets (Josh. 6:20).

   Derivatives

   • 1. jerry-builder noun
   • 2. jerry-building noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › jerry-builtJerry-built Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of JERRY-BUILT is built cheaply and unsubstantially. How to use jerry-built in a sentence.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › grammar › jerry-built-vs-jury-rigged'Jerry-built' vs. 'Jury-rigged' vs. 'Jerry-rigged' - ...

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   Jerry-built came along in the 19th century to mean 'built cheaply and unsubstantially.' Jerry-rigged is the newest, meaning 'organized or constructed in a crude or improvised manner.' All three are established terms.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishJERRY-BUILT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. informal disapproving uk / ˈdʒer.i.bɪlt / us / ˈdʒer.i.bɪlt / Add to word list. built quickly and badly using cheap materials. Synonym. shoddy (BADLY MADE) disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Building: construction work & workers. banksman. blaster. break ground idiom. brick something up. drainer. electrician.

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   “Jerry-built, slightly, or unsubstantially built.” By 1901, the term began to be used figuratively – a sure sign of acceptance into the general language; for example, The Daily Chronicle, in August that year printed this opinion: “In an age of jerry-built books it is refreshing to come across a volume that has taken forty years to ...

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   Jerry-built definition: built cheaply and flimsily.. See examples of JERRY-BUILT used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJERRY-BUILT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. informal disapproving us / ˈdʒer.i.bɪlt / uk / ˈdʒer.i.bɪlt / Add to word list. built quickly and badly using cheap materials. Synonym. shoddy (BADLY MADE) disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Building: construction work & workers. banksman. blaster. break ground idiom. brick something up. drainer. electrician.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishJERRY-BUILT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe houses or blocks of flats as jerry-built, you are critical of the fact that they have been built very quickly and cheaply, without much care for safety or quality.

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   Definition of jerry-built adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    6 days ago · Definitions of jerry-built. adjective. of inferior workmanship and materials. “mean little jerry-built houses”. synonyms: shoddy. weak. wanting in physical strength.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › jerry-builtJERRY-BUILT - All you need to know about it - Collins Online...

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    Definitions of 'jerry-built' If you describe houses or apartments as jerry-built, you are critical of the fact that they have been built very quickly and cheaply, without much care for safety or quality. [disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'jerry-built' American English: dʒɛri bɪlt British English: dʒeribɪlt. More. Synonyms of 'jerry-built'