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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



... isn't that," she said. "The poor fellows are so understaffed and overworked that they can't find time. My idea is to raise a fund so that it can be done for them. My heart aches. Only this morning I saw a barber's with ASH AND RUSH UP on it; and a confectioner's"—she ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, June 25, 1919 • Various


Words linked to "Understaffed" :   short-handed, unequal, inadequate, short-staffed


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