undermanned

[uhn-der-mand]

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adjective

lacking a normal or sufficient work force, complement of troops, or the like; understaffed; short-handed.

Origin of undermanned

First recorded in 1865–70; under- + manned

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Related Words for undermanned

incomplete, scarce, short, shy

Examples from the Web for undermanned

Contemporary Examples of undermanned

The crisis in Iraq is a disaster for the moderate rebels, including the undermanned and under-resourced FSA.
Obama Admin Debates Whether Assad Really Must Go
Josh Rogin
July 3, 2014

Historical Examples of undermanned

The ships were undermanned, for the sailors, too, had been ashore feasting.
The Trail Book
Mary Austin
The expedition had been poorly outfitted and undermanned from the beginning.
Despoilers of the Golden Empire
Gordon Randall Garrett
As we were undermanned, it was necessary to be very careful in that respect.
Peter Biddulph
W.H.G. Kingston
There should have been twenty, but to be undermanned has been English fashion since Agincourt.
A Tramp's Notebook
Morley Roberts
This too was undermanned and the two women at once took their places at the oars.
Sinking of the Titanic
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