HyperDic: short-handed

English > 1 sense of the word short-handed:
ADJECTIVEallshort-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffedinadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
English > short-handed: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaninginadequate in number of workers or assistants etc..
Example"they're rather short-handed at the moment"
Synonymsshort-staffed, undermanned, understaffed
Broaderinadequate, unequalLacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
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