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adjective

Definition of jury-riggednext
as in clumsy
hastily or roughly constructed a jury-rigged system for supplying the town's water while the main pumping station is being repaired

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jury-rigged

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verb

past tense of jury-rig
as in patched (together)
to make or assemble roughly or hastily we jury-rigged shelves out of cartons and crates until we could afford real furniture

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jury-rigged
  1. clumsy
  2. crude
  3. rough
  4. rude
  5. flawed
  6. imperfect
Adjective
  • In a moment when Liston was hurling a clumsy punch and his balance was susceptible, Ali threw what looked like a swiping right graze at his opponent’s head.
    Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Even observers who think the outlook for China’s economy is less dire agree that its growth is slowing and will be constrained by structural challenges and a clumsy policymaking process.
    Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of clumsy
Adjective
  • Goldman Sachs estimates that the vessels targeted by the sanctions amounted to 25% of Russia’s energy exports, with the majority being crude oil.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
  • With 1 million barrels of crude oil aboard, it had been struck and later sabotaged with explosives by the Houthis as part of their campaign over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
    JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of crude
Adjective
  • That way, your rough and weathered heels will be healed and hydrated.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This is a rough first cut of Biden's foreign policy legacy.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of rough
Adjective
  • Less than one day into 2025, the superstar has already punched in with one of her characteristic comebacks, shutting down a troll who demanded new music and called her a rude name on Instagram Wednesday (Jan. 1).
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Several replies praised the user for taking such direct action against someone who was rude to them.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of rude
Adjective
  • Better than biogas Despite the shortcomings of California’s decision to value manure biogas so highly, there was some logic — however flawed — to the decision.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But an analysis by the Associated Press late last year found the study had relied on old and flawed data to make its conclusions.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of flawed
Adjective
  • Data protection laws, which exist in the European Union and, somewhat ironically, China, are an imperfect but necessary starting point.
    Johanna Costigan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Although played by David Duchovny, a cisgender man, trans viewers have long had a soft spot for the X-Files star’s imperfect but empathetic depiction of a trans woman who found acceptance from some of her colleagues, like Kyle MacLachlan’s Dale Cooper.
    Lex McMenamin, Them, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of imperfect
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