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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

  1. short-dated,
  2. short-day,
  3. short-day plant,
  4. short-eared owl,
  5. short-form,
  6. short-haul,
  7. short-horned grasshopper,
  8. short-laid,
  9. short-list,
  10. short-lived

Origin of short-handed

First recorded in 1615–25
Related formsshort-hand·ed·ness, noun
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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 Formsshort-handedness, noun
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