hacky
3
8.5
- adjective
- /ˈhæki/
- Informal
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- Which can be quick, hacky, and written in something like Perl or Python.
Examples
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This, to me, is a problematic method of setting up your story and a hacky way to get at your themes, but whatever.
Blog text (2) -
That's kind of hacky, but it's cute, though.
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It's a little hacky, but it works.
Blog text (4) -
Sorry about that, but this is the best, albeit hacky, solution I could think of.
Blog text (11) -
You can MacGyver something to pump the fluid upwards, but it just sounds hacky.
Blog text (3) -
Max passes the time between runs playing hacky-sack with another messenger, who's showing off.
Fiction book (2000) -
There may be some hacky bookmarklet to accomplish the task, but I can't imagine anyone believes that a kludgy line of JavaScript is the most elegant way to accomplish those tasks.
Blog text (19) -
This method may seem hacky, but it gets the job done quickly.
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The project was completed in a hacky manner, resulting in several unresolved issues.
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He used a hacky solution to fix the problem temporarily until a better one could be implemented.
Synonyms
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4.6
Made in a rough, simple way without skill
30
4.5
Not made well and likely to break or stop working
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4.8
Poor quality and likely to break quickly
2
7.6
Made quickly from things on hand to work for a short time
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6.6
Simple and not carefully made but good enough for the job
A slightly unprofessional quick solution made to work for now
Made in a clumsy way and not of good quality
Done in a rough, clumsy way that shows little skill
Not polished in style or manners
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Etymology
Hacky comes from the word hack, which means 'to cut' or do rough work, and the ending -y makes it a describing word, so a hacky fix is a quick, rough solution that only just works.