makeshift
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/
adj
Etymology: Deverbal from make shift. First appears c. 1554, in the publications of H. Hilarie.
- Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
“They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.”
“Hodgson was able to introduce Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his debut late on as this makeshift England line-up closed out a victory that was solid for the most part without ever threatening to be spectacular.”
noun
Etymology: 1560s. From make + shift.
- A rogue; a shifty person.
“Greene the coneycatcher, of this dream the author, / For his dainty devise deserveth the halter. / A rakehell, a makeshift, a scribbling fool; / A famous bayard in city and school: / Now sick as a dog, and ever brain-sick, / Where such a raving and desperate Dick?”