adj
Meaning 1
having an inadequate number of workers or assistants
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
understaffed
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CMU ARPABET: AH1 N D ER0 S T AE2 F T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they're rather short-handed at the moment
- overcrowded and understaffed hospitals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English staffed English understaffed From under- + staffed.