ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: jerry probably from Jerry, nickname for Jeremy & Jeremiah
1. : built cheaply and unsubstantially of poor or insufficient materials
jerry-built wharves
buying sagging old houses or jerry-built new ones — Vera Connolly
mean-looking little houses, very jerry-built — John Morris
600 acres of jerry-built shacks — Emory Ross
the thin walls of the jerry-built house — Virginia Woolf
2. : carelessly or hastily put together : constructed without due thought or care : unsound in planning or execution : flimsy ; often : constructed or devised at haphazard
jerry-built tax legislation — New York Times
the political empire of Rome became more and more jerry-built — Weston La Barre
the movie is a particularly unsatisfying, jerry-built affair — Manny Farber