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Meanings of
understaffed
in English
Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
undermanned
under-staffed
short-handed
short-staffed
Related terms
inadequate
Usage of
understaffed
in English
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.
6
The NHS is as
understaffed
as we are, especially in mental health.
7
How the hell can we do a good job when we're
understaffed
?
8
Overwhelmed and
understaffed
,
many resemble refugee camps, with space, water and food scarce.
9
Her decision means an
understaffed
NHS is one more medic short.
10
He said police staff in Kaitaia were overworked,
understaffed
and under-resourced.
11
At the time, the OFR was
understaffed
and had few in-house markets experts.
12
It also may leave a sharply
understaffed
and gridlocked commission in her wake.
13
The camp is
understaffed
and the guards are used to docility.
14
The sector is
understaffed
and it lacks nurses with clinical skills.
15
And I was thankful because, at the moment, the Blend was severely
understaffed
.
16
As you see, we are a little
understaffed
at the moment.
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understaffed
Adjective
Frequent collocations
so understaffed
already understaffed
grossly understaffed
woefully understaffed
chronically understaffed
More collocations
Understaffed
through the time
Understaffed
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common