- short-handed adj
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short-handed — [shôrt′han′did] adj. short of workers or helpers short handedness n … English World dictionary
short-handed — also shorthanded ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If a company, organization, or group is short handed, it does not have enough people to work on a particular job or for a particular purpose. We re actually a bit short handed at the moment. Syn: short… … English dictionary
short-handed — short handedness, n. /shawrt han did/, adj. not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc. [1615 25] * * * … Universalium
short handed — adj. short of workers, understaffed, inadequately staffed, undermanned, not having enough employees … English contemporary dictionary
short-handed — short′ hand′ed adj. not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc … From formal English to slang
short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… … Useful english dictionary
-handed — adj. (in comb.) 1 for or involving a specified number of hands (in various senses) (two handed). 2 using chiefly the hand specified (left handed). Derivatives: handedly adv. handedness n. (both in sense 2). * * * handed, combining form. 1. using… … Useful english dictionary
short-staffed — ADJ GRADED A company or place that is short staffed does not have enough people working there. [mainly BRIT] The hospital is desperately short staffed. Syn: short handed (in AM, use short handed) … English dictionary
short — adj 1. little, small, Chiefly Scot. wee, miniature, miniscule, minikin, diminutive, Scot. cutly; tiny, elfin, bantam, slight, (of women) petite, Lilliputian, Inf. Tom Thumb, Sl. pint sized, Sl. pocket sized, Sl. sawed off, Sl. knee high to a… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
short-staffed — adj having fewer than the usual or necessary number of workers = ↑short handed ▪ We re very short staffed at the moment … Dictionary of contemporary English
short-staffed — adjective inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. they re rather short handed at the moment overcrowded and understaffed hospitals • Syn: ↑short handed, ↑undermanned, ↑understaffed • Similar to: ↑inadequate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
