SHORT-STAFFED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does short-staffed mean? 

• SHORT-STAFFED (adjective)
  The adjective SHORT-STAFFED has 1 sense:

1. inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.

  Familiarity information: SHORT-STAFFED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHORT-STAFFED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.

Synonyms:

short-handed; short-staffed; undermanned; understaffed

Context example:

overcrowded and understaffed hospitals

Similar:

inadequate; unequal (lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task)