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jerrybuilt

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Definition of jerrybuilt word

  • noun jerrybuilt Of or pertaining to a shoddily built structure. 1

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Parts of speech for Jerrybuilt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jerrybuilt popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for jerrybuilt

verb jerrybuilt

  • assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
  • erect — Rigidly upright or straight.
  • evolve — Develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
  • form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • make — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.

adjective jerrybuilt

  • poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
  • shoddy — of poor quality or inferior workmanship: a shoddy bookcase.
  • flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
  • slapdash — in a hasty, haphazard manner: He assembled the motor slapdash.
  • ramshackle — dilapidated, run down

Antonyms for jerrybuilt

verb jerrybuilt

  • conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.

adjective jerrybuilt

  • solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
  • soundThe, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
  • sturdy — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
  • good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
  • nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.

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