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Understaffed   /ˈəndərstˌæft/   Listen
Understaffed

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





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"Understaffed" Quotes from Famous Books



... the six days they would take to pass through. There were no lady helpers in those days, and he was at his wits' end to know where to find the staff. Could any of us be spared? None of us could, as we were understaffed already, but Lieutenant Franklin put it to us and said if we were willing to undertake the canteen, as well as our hospital work, which would mean an average of only five hours sleep in the twenty-four—she had no objection. There was no time to get fresh Y.M.C.A. ...
— Fanny Goes to War • Pat Beauchamp
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Words linked to "Understaffed" :   inadequate, unequal, short-staffed, short-handed


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