makeshift
Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/
The English word “makeshift” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
- A rogue; a shifty person.
adjective
- Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
Etymology
Deverbal from make shift. First appears c. 1554, in the publications of H. Hilarie.
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