makeshift

n.

1.

That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means. I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. - G. Eliot.

Noun	1.	makeshift - something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency Synonyms: stopgap
Adj.	1.	makeshift - 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" Synonyms: improvised, jury-rigged

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