short-handed

And because the immigration inspector rejected Kahtani, United Airlines Flight 93 was short-handed on 9/11.
A 9/11 Hero's Outrage|Michael Smerconish|July 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He would never reach port, he complained, being so short-handed.
Masters of the Guild|L. Lamprey
Whatever be the cause, it reduces our short-handed crew still further.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey|A. Conan Doyle
With sails unbent, and short-handed as we were, we could scarcely hope to be able to get under the lee of one of the islands.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston

She was short-handed, and one or two of the men were creating additional difficulties.
South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton
That they were river pirates there is not a doubt; and had we been short-handed there would have been trouble.
The houseboat book|William F. Waugh

British Dictionary definitions for short-handed

short-handed

adjective

lacking the usual or necessary number of assistants, workers, etc

sport, US and Canadian with less than the full complement of players

Derived forms of short-handed

short-handedness, noun

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