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.
understaffed — un‧der‧staffed [ˌʌndəˈstɑːft◂ ǁ ˌʌndərˈstæft◂] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES a company, organization etc that is understaffed has fewer people working for it than it really needs: • The factory inspectorate is seriously understaffed at the moment.… … Financial and business terms
understaffed — [un΄dər staft′] adj. having too small a staff; having insufficient personnel … English World dictionary
understaffed — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)stɑ͟ːft, stæ̱ft[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If an organization is understaffed, it does not have enough employees to do its work properly. Many institutions offering child care are understaffed and underequipped. ...an… … English dictionary
understaffed — /un deuhr staft , stahft /, adj. having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed. [1890 95; UNDER + STAFF1 + ED3] * * * … Universalium
understaffed — adjective Date: 1891 inadequately staffed • understaffing noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
understaffed — adjective having an inadequate number of workers or assistants Syn: short handed, short staffed, undermanned … Wiktionary
understaffed — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. shorthanded, undermanned … English dictionary for students
understaffed — un|der|staffed [ˌʌndəˈsta:ft US ˌʌndərˈstæft] adj not having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual … Dictionary of contemporary English
understaffed — un|der|staffed [ ,ʌndər stæft ] adjective not having enough workers to do a job quickly or effectively: UNDERMANNED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
understaffed — adj. inadequately staffed, undermanned, not having enough employees … English contemporary dictionary
