short-handed
adjective
not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
short-handedness
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a word derived from
short-handed.
Example Sentences
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Even with the Chargers’ inconsistency, Los Angeles should cover the spread because of Pittsburgh’s short-handedness.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
The police agreed but pleaded short-handedness and tried for increased budget and sometimes succeeded.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
One thing was agreed upon—that, except for her short-handedness and starvation, she was a pretty comfortable ship.
From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Frank T. Bullen
