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short-handed - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'short-handed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Short-handed [ a.]
- Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.

Meaning of 'short-handed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . short-handed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
Example in sentence:
  • overcrowded and understaffed hospitals;
  • they're rather short-handed at the moment

Nearby Words:

shoad shoading shoal shoaled shoaliness shoaling shoaly shoar shoat shock

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