makeshift
Meanings
Noun
- A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
- A rogue; a shifty person.
Adjective
- Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
Origin
- 1680s. From the verb form make shift.
- 1560s. From make + shift.
Modern English dictionary
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