jerry-built

• Beschreibt etwas, das billig, instabil oder aus minderwertigem Material gebaut wurde.

Describes something that is built cheaply, flimsily, or with poor materials.

1. Poorly constructedC1informalbritish

   Built cheaply and carelessly, using low-quality materials and workmanship.

   Schlampig gebaut

   • The jerry-built house collapsed during the first storm.
   • They bought a jerry-built shed that fell apart within a year.
   • The developer was criticized for constructing jerry-built apartment blocks.

   Synonymecheapcrudeflimsyimprovisedmakeshiftramshacklericketyshoddytackytawdry

   Antonymedurablerobustsolidsoundstrongsturdysubstantial