scratch-built

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Adjective

1. Of a [[building]]: built ''[[ad hoc]]'', with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level.
2. Of a structure, e.g. a car, model or toy: built with minimal cost and at short notice, with rudimentary materials.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.