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Undermanned   /ˈəndərmˌænd/   Listen
Undermanned

adjective
1.
Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc..  Synonyms: short-handed, short-staffed, understaffed.  "Overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"





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"Undermanned" Quotes from Famous Books



... some of the evils. Fortunately, I needed no help from any one, and no medicine; and if I had needed help I don't know where I should have found it. Sailors are willing enough, but it is true, as is often said,— no one ships for nurse on board a vessel. Our merchant ships are always undermanned, and if one man is lost by sickness, they cannot spare another to take care of him. A sailor is always presumed to be well, and if he's sick he's a poor dog. One has to stand his wheel, and another his lookout, and the sooner he gets on deck ...
— Two Years Before the Mast • Richard Henry Dana
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Words linked to "Undermanned" :   inadequate, understaffed, unequal


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