understaffedun‧der‧staffed /ˌʌndəˈstɑːft◂ $ ˌʌndərˈstæft◂/ adjective 
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Thesaurus- The cafeteria is a little understaffed.
- He was kept busy writing lectures for he found the faculty grossly understaffed.
- In recent years, the Inspectorate has been seen as understaffed and underfunded and has allegedly suffered from low morale.
- Lack of finance inevitably meant that the College was understaffed.
- Officers at Long Lartin argue they're understaffed since the abolition of overtime.
- On the other hand, some staff may have underestimated dependency in order that homes did not appear understaffed.
- Rush hour crowding was a serious hazard, and the station was 39 percent understaffed.
- The pollution inspectorate, which is expected to oversee the process, is currently understaffed and personnel are suffering from low morale.
- They are cheerful, competent, overworked and understaffed.
Longman Language Activatorwhen there are not enough people working in a company etc► be understaffed
not having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual a company or organization that is understaffed does not have enough people working in it because it cannot or will not employ more people: · It's crazy that unemployment is sky-high while so many companies are still understaffed.· The few public health clinics that existed were filthy and understaffed.
► be short-staffed especially British also be short-handed especially American to not have the number of people you need to do a job properly or on time, especially because some of the people who usually work are ill, on holiday etc: · Schools in inner city areas are often short-staffed because the work is particularly stressful.· After three hours, Mrs Morrison was told that her operation had been cancelled because the hospital was short-staffed.· Let me know if you're short-handed -- I'll get a couple of the boys to help out.
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