Jury-rigged \Ju"ry-rigged`\, a. (Naut.) Rigged for temporary service. See {Jury}, a. Jury-rigged \Ju"ry-rigged`\, a. (Naut.) Rigged for temporary service.
jury-rigged adj : done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer" [syn: {improvised}, {makeshift}]