2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers;
short-handed; sparsely populated; obsolete in this sense,
{short-handed} or {understaffed} being the preferrred
term.
[1913 Webster +JG]
Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is much underhanded now. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
short-handed — UK US (also shorthanded) adjective WORKPLACE ► not having the usual or necessary number of workers: »The industry heads into this crucial period shorthanded due to a paperwork problem. leave sb short handed »The state s crackdown on illegal… … Financial and business terms
short-handed — [shôrt′han′did] adj. short of workers or helpers short handedness n … English World dictionary
Short-handed — Short hand ed, a. Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
short-handed — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ without enough or the usual number of staff or crew … English terms dictionary
Short handed — Shorthanded is a term used in ice hockey and refers to having fewer skaters on the ice during play, as a result of a penalty. The player removed from play serves the penalty in the penalty box for a set amount of time proportional to the severity … Wikipedia
short-handed — also shorthanded ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If a company, organization, or group is short handed, it does not have enough people to work on a particular job or for a particular purpose. We re actually a bit short handed at the moment. Syn: short… … English dictionary
short-handed — adjective a) Lacking sufficient people or staff, as for a given task or job. They frequently found themselves short handed on weekends. b) Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players on the field … Wiktionary
short-handed — adjective inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. they re rather short handed at the moment overcrowded and understaffed hospitals • Syn: ↑short staffed, ↑undermanned, ↑understaffed • Similar to: ↑inadequate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
short handed — adjective having fewer players than are normally involved in a game of that type With only six players that Texas hold em game is short handed … Wiktionary
short-handed — short handedness, n. /shawrt han did/, adj. not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc. [1615 25] * * * … Universalium
