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UNDERSTAFFED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does understaffed mean?
• UNDERSTAFFED (adjective)
The adjective UNDERSTAFFED has 1 sense:
1. inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
Familiarity information: UNDERSTAFFED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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