SHORTHANDED


Meaning of SHORTHANDED in English

adjective

short of the necessary number of people

the office was critically shorthanded

Synonyms: underhanded, undermanned, understaffed

Related Word: short, wanting

Contrasted words: overmanned, overstaffed

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