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ˌunderˈmanned, ppl. a. [under-1 10 a.] Not furnished with a sufficient number of men; short-handed; under-staffed.
1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 706 Under-manned, when a ship has an insufficient complement. 1889Boston Mission. Herald June 236 These are all wide-reaching centers, and every one is undermanned. 1900[see undermasted]. |