jury-rigged vs jerry-rigged
jury-rigged
Definitions
adjective
- done or made using whatever is available
Examples
Darwin understood that the most convincing evidence for evolution was in the imperfection of nature and the jury-rigged structure of adaptation.
If I was writing a story set in ancient Rome, and I used anachronistic terms like "jailbait" or "jury-rigged", I'd get roasted for being sloppy, and rightly so.
All patched up and jury-rigged and decaying while you watch.
