Tinkered

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of tinker form-of, participle, past

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"They had a legacy system that they have tinkered with for years and it became more and more difficult to find the expertise to improve it."

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