patchwork
Speech parts
1. patchwork - Noun
2. patchwork - Verb
Meaning
Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly clumsily composed; a thing putched up.
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Legislation is a matter of more or less intelligent improvisation aiming at palliating conditions by means of patchwork policies.
Mine was a patchwork God, sewn together from bits of rag and ribbon, Eastern and Western, pagan and Hebrew, everything but the kitchen sink and Jesus.
To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success--the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history--with a society that provides opportunities for all.
We can't have - we can't have a patchwork of 50 states developing their own immigration policy. I understand the frustration of people in Arizona. They want the federal government to step up and deal with this problem once and for all, and that's what we want to do.
I don't like to do too much psychological research because it might turn a character into a patchwork.
Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt.