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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
  • Far from prolific in front of goal, the Senegalese looked out of sorts, full of running and hunger to score but clumsy, his anxious limbs snatching at chances rather than taking them naturally.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The first few episodes were rife with clumsy and, at times, confusing time jumps, many that seemed tacked on to preexisting scenes in an effort to retrofit them for a new, Costner-less reality.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of clumsy
Adjective
  • Given that Ontario is not a major producer of crude oil, Ford’s threat appeared to specifically apply to electricity the United States imports from Canada.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Canada provides natural gas to the U.S. and roughly 20% of the crude oil used by its southern neighbor.
    Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of crude
Adjective
  • The report comes during a rough period for the retail pharmacy giant.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Being a rookie who is recovering from a second ACL injury and second ACL surgery soon after recovering from the first ACL injury and surgery is a whole another level of rough.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of rough
Adjective
  • Wondering how to get out of Dodge without being rude?
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The officers weren't rude, angry, or insolent — as required of a battery conviction — and used their training and legal authority to do their jobs.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of rude
Adjective
  • But the study was deeply flawed, according to the standards of scientific research.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Since then of course, Burgundy has come to dominate the fine wine market, building on its own extensive history and reinforcing its status, however flawed, with a clear hierarchy of quality through the Premier and Grand Cru system.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of flawed
Adjective
  • Despite some compromises, namely imperfect software integration between Windows and Android and a substantial carry weight, the ThinkBook is an impressive engineering achievement providing unique advantages not found in any other single device.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The season of twinkling lights, overplayed carols, and a daily debate over whether that tree in the living room is charmingly imperfect or just lopsided.
    Emily Price, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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