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short-handed

[ shawrt-han-did ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˈhæn dɪd /
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adjective

not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.

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RELATED WORDS

insufficient, wanting

Nearby words

short-dated, short-day, short-day plant, short-eared owl, short-form, short-handed, short-haul, short-horned grasshopper, short-laid, short-list, short-lived

Origin of short-handed

First recorded in 1615–25

Related forms

short-hand·ed·ness, noun
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Examples from the Web for short-handed

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

short-handedness, noun
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