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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Origin of short-handed

First recorded in 1615–25

OTHER WORDS FROM short-handed

short-hand·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby short-handed

shortgrass, shorthair, shorthaired, short hairs, shorthand, short-handed, shorthand typist, short haul, shorthead, shorthold tenancy, Shorthorn

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How to use short-handed in a sentence

As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
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The clichés about football-obsessed husbands and frustrated wives are pretty heavy-handed.
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The precision it took to craft such a cohesive, wholly compelling work over 12 years is nothing short of remarkable.
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In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.
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Some “hanging judges” have handed down hundreds of death sentences at a time.
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Sometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Many of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
They are ovoid in shape, and lie in pairs, end to end, often forming short chains.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

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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