Meanings
adjective
- Shoddily built; ill-constructed.
The whole operation was jerrybuilt from the beginning, and thus was doomed to failure.
Origin
Later 1800s. From jerry (of obscure meaning) + built
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian паянтов
- паянтов (pajantov)ill-constructed
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APA
jerrybuilt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jerrybuilt
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“jerrybuilt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jerrybuilt. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jerrybuilt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jerrybuilt.
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