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jerry built

jerry built is the alternative spelling of jerrybuilt.

Meaning of jerrybuilt

Adjective

jerrybuilt

  1. Shoddily built; ill-constructed.
    • The whole operation was jerrybuilt from the beginning, and thus was doomed to failure.

Forms of jerry built

comparativemore jerry built
superlativemost jerry built

Questions about jerry built

What is jerry built the alternative spelling of?
Jerry built is the alternative spelling of jerrybuilt.

Words near jerry built in the dictionary

  1. jerries
  2. jerries to
  3. Jerrold
  4. Jerrong
  5. jerry
  6. jerry built
  7. jerry can
  8. jerry cans
  9. jerry curl
  10. jerry curls
  11. jerry lord

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