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Definition of Jerry-built
1. Adjective. Of inferior workmanship and materials. "Mean little jerry-built houses"
Definition of Jerry-built
1. Adjective. Built cheaply and shoddily. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jerry-built
Literary usage of Jerry-built
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1901)
"Earlier dates than some of these may, of course, be found ; but on the whole
Ruskin's execration of "jerry-built cottages" in 1875 seems to point to the ..."
2. Studies in Humanism by Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller (1907)
"We all remember what happened to the walls of Jericho, and can all value Mr.
Bradley's testimony to the ' jerry-built' character of the defences he has done ..."
3. The Lancet (1898)
"... in the southern part of the city accounted for small-pox being more prevalent
there Dr. Hadwen speaks of the houses as being largely "jerry-built. ..."
4. The British Empire Series (1900)
"One might just as well consider a row of jerry-built suburban villas as having
... These modern novels, as a rule, are jerry-built indeed ; constructed to ..."
5. The Beginnings of an Australian Literature by Arthur Patchett Martin (1898)
"One might just as well consider a row of jerry-built suburban villas as ...
These modern novels, as a rule, are jerry-built indeed; constructed to sell, ..."
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