adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of jury-rig form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Improvised from whichever material is available.

Adjective

1. 1
   done or made using whatever is available wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ad libextemporaneousimpromptuimprovisedmakeshiftmakeshift

Example

More examples

"I thought you jury-rigged something."

Related phrases

jerry-rigged

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