Undermanned
adj, verb
adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of underman form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Insufficiently manned; understaffed.
"Two months afterwards he was reported fit for duty, but, in spite of the fact that he was urgently needed to help an undermanned Commission stagger through a deficit, he preferred to die; vowing at the last that he was hag-ridden."
Adjective
- 1 inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"We're also seriously undermanned."