Undermanned

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of underman form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 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. 1
    inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
understaffedbare handedbare-handedbeggarlyempty handedempty-handed

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"We're also seriously undermanned."

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