jerry-built adj 1: of inferior workmanship and materials; "mean little jerry-built houses" [syn: {jerry-built}, {shoddy}]
Jerry-built \Jer"ry-built`\, a. 1. Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built houses. Syn: slipshod, ramshackle, flimsy. [1913 Webster] 2. Developed in an unsystematic or inexpert manner; built haphazardly; -- used of objects, organizations, plans, etc. [PJC]