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short-handed
[ shawrt-han-did ]
adjective
- not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
short-handed
adjective
- lacking the usual or necessary number of assistants, workers, etc
- sport with less than the full complement of players
Derived Forms
- ˌshort-ˈhandedness, noun
Other Words From
- short-handed·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of short-handed1
Example Sentences
That stuff can sometimes be short-handed to "white," but at the speaker's peril.
And because the immigration inspector rejected Kahtani, United Airlines Flight 93 was short-handed on 9/11.
You will be short-handed; I cannot spare enough men from the ships on this station to make up a full complement.
It happened that the College in Beirut was short-handed that year, and in need of an additional teacher.
"And she'll be rather short-handed for men," observed Donovan.
They knew well that we were short-handed just now, and thought to take advantage of us; but hah!
Studding-sails are rather ungainly things to handle in a quickly freshening breeze, if one happens to be at all short-handed.
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