VDict - Definition of short-handed

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short-handed

Adjective

inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
- they're rather short-handed at the moment
- overcrowded and understaffed hospitals

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "short-handed":
short-handed short-winded shorthand
Words contain "short-handed" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
short-handed left-handed switch-hit short-staffed handed one-handed two-handed right-handed heavy-handed chinaman more...