shorthanded
Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operationsLacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.
» We become very shorthanded at the end of the year.
Meaning
4 sensesLacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.
The tiny restaurant usually got by with three workers on that shift, but found itself shorthanded when the tour bus pulled in.
Having less than a quorum.
Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players, often as the result of a penalty.
Having fewer than the standard number of players.
Examples
4 sentencesWe become very shorthanded at the end of the year.
They were shorthanded.
We're shorthanded now.
We are shorthanded now.
ruУ нас теперь недостаточно работников.
deWir haben jetzt zu wenig Personal.
Origin
From short + handed.From short + handed.
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Forms
more shorthanded, most shorthanded| Comparative | more shorthanded Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most shorthanded Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form