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Meanings of
undermanned
in English
Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
understaffed
under-staffed
short-handed
short-staffed
Related terms
inadequate
Synonyms
Examples for "
understaffed
"
understaffed
under-staffed
short-handed
short-staffed
Examples for "
understaffed
"
1
She'd known they were
understaffed
,
but she honestly hadn't seen this coming.
2
And they are woefully
understaffed
in their understanding of what's actually happening.
3
Local schools in the slum neighbourhood are
understaffed
,
underequipped and hugely oversubscribed.
4
These institutions have been consistently under-resourced, underfunded,
understaffed
and otherwise generally neglected.
5
It described the jail as
understaffed
and said deputies are poorly trained.
1
The seven management bodies say primary schools are under-funded, under-resourced and
under-staffed
.
2
He also said the service was critically
under-staffed
,
which meant long hours at an increased pace.
3
Most are
under-staffed
and low on funds.
4
The engineers were
under-staffed
,
under-manned, and overworked.
5
An
under-staffed
social work agency has been turning away applicants because it can't afford to pay them enough.
1
Aho's
short
-
handed
goal came later in the opening period on a breakaway.
2
Saros came on and Nieto scored a
short
-
handed
goal 50 seconds later.
3
Calgary's eight
short
-
handed
goals rank second among all NHL teams this season.
4
Despite being
short
-
handed
,
the Jazz grabbed control with a dominant second quarter.
5
It was just the second
short
-
handed
goal all season by the Flyers.
1
Mr Chaplow said while more officers might help, they were not
short
-
staffed
.
2
We're
short
-
staffed
,
and no one else is available to do this today.
3
The same nurse said: We're so
short
-
staffed
that patient care is compromised.
4
Adkins said his unit was
short
-
staffed
and needed Manning's analysis work.
5
England, avoiding leniency against
short
-
staffed
opposition, struck again four minutes later.
Usage of
undermanned
in English
1
No fear of the old country ever getting
undermanned
-
let
die
who must.
2
The ships were
undermanned
,
for the sailors, too, had been ashore feasting.
3
Not if the ship is
undermanned
,
and the captain a senile poltroon.
4
He knew that we must be
undermanned
,
being so close to us.
5
This confusion was most harmful on the Tolmein-Rombon sector, which was woefully
undermanned
.
6
The expedition had been poorly outfitted and
undermanned
from the beginning.
7
Consequently, its capitulation provided a morale boost to Syria's
undermanned
and overstretched army.
8
The apartment he leased me was overpriced and
undermanned
,
and today it fell down.
9
It's too dangerous, and with the Blue Tower destroyed, our walls are hopelessly
undermanned
.
10
As we were
undermanned
,
it was necessary to be very careful in that respect.
11
Without three of their starters, the
undermanned
Clippers couldn't keep pace with the Nuggets.
12
The Rockets twice appeared on the brink of running away from the
undermanned
Pelicans.
13
He also said the army was
undermanned
and that increasing numbers of troops were disillusioned.
14
Some are
undermanned
,
but they still number at least a hundred and twenty thousand soldiers.
15
As I was saying, we were
undermanned
that day.
16
It happened once in Alexandria that you were
undermanned
.
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undermanned
Adjective
Frequent collocations
still undermanned
woefully undermanned
absurdly undermanned
considerably undermanned
hopelessly undermanned
More collocations
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