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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time..
I can do a quick-and-dirty market analysis in time for the meeting tomorrow.
The car broke down but we managed to do a quick-and-dirty and were back on the road in fifteen minutes.
Use quick-and-dirty when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quick-and-dirty means (idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time..
Common synonyms include slipshod.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I can do a quick-and-dirty market analysis in time for the meeting tomorrow.
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