| ADJECTIVE | all | short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed | inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. |
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| Meaning | inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.. | |
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| Example | "they're rather short-handed at the moment" | |
| Synonyms | short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed | |
| Broader | inadequate, unequal | Lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task |
| Catalan | curt de personal | |
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