understaffed
[uhn-der-staft, -stahft]
- having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed.
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Origin of understaffed
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Examples from the Web for understaffed
Contemporary Examples
Fve pending nominees call Arizona home, all of whom were designated “judicial emergencies” to serve on understaffed courts.
Some stores are understaffed, and “that causes a poor experience for the customer.”
When those entities were underfunded, understaffed, and marginalized, it encouraged an anything-goes environment.
The NFL Referees’ Strike Highlights Larger Truths About the U.S. EconomyDaniel Gross
September 28, 2012
The police forces are understaffed, insufficiently trained, and ill-equipped.
Historical Examples
The estate was understaffed, underfinanced, and the repairs were always in arrear.
NotwithstandingMary Cholmondeley
She says the school is understaffed and that the governors have consented to her obtaining some extra assistance.
Loyal to the SchoolAngela Brazil
But I will say that according to other institutions, that this institution was also understaffed.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
As always, they were overworked and understaffed, they did their quick survey and rushed on to some new planet job.
Do Unto OthersMark Clifton
understaffed
- not having enough staffher department is understaffed
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