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shorthanded

Definition

  • adjective: having fewer than the usual number of people available
  • adjective: having, working with, or done with fewer than the regular or necessary number of people
  • synonyms: bare-handed, beggarly, empty-handed

Examples

  • We're very 'shorthanded' this week. [=many people who are usually here are not here this week]

  • The crew was 'shorthanded'. [=someone who is usually in the crew wasn't there]

  • a 'shorthanded' staff

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