improvised (s)
jury-rigged (s)
makeshift (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def done or made using whatever is available
examples crossed the river on improvised bridges
the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
the rock served as a makeshift hammer
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Similar to impermanent, temporary
Derivationally related form makeshift → makeshift
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Similar to impermanent, temporary
Derivationally related form makeshift → makeshift

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