Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerrybuilt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jer-ry-built
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shoddily built; ill-constructed.

Example Sentences

"The whole operation was jerrybuilt from the beginning, and thus was doomed to failure."

Etymology

Later 1800s. From jerry (of obscure meaning) + built

Questions

What does jerrybuilt mean?: Shoddily built; ill-constructed.
Where does jerrybuilt come from?: Later 1800s. From jerry (of obscure meaning) + built

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