jury-rigged

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Adjective jury-rigged has 1 sense

improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift - done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
Antonyms: permanent, lasting (indirect, via impermanent)

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Jury-rigged

Description:

Jury-rigged refers to something that has been temporarily or makeshiftly assembled or repaired, typically using whatever materials are available, often with unconventional or unorthodox methods. It implies a hasty solution that might not be the most ideal or secure.

Examples:

Adjective:

1. The sailors prepared a jury-rigged sail to replace the torn one during the storm.

2. The jury-rigged contraption successfully held the broken window pane until it could be properly repaired.

3. The car's engine broke down, and the driver had to resort to a jury-rigged fix to get home.

Verb (past tense):

1. He jury-rigged a makeshift antenna to catch the distant radio signals.

2. The mechanic jury-rigged the leaking pipe to stop it from causing further damage.

3. Instead of buying a new chair, she jury-rigged the broken leg with some duct tape.