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undermanned

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un⋅der⋅manned

  [uhn-der-mand]
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–adjective
lacking a normal or sufficient work force, complement of troops, or the like; understaffed; short-handed.
Origin:
1865–70; under- + manned
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undermanned

adjective
inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals" [syn: short-handed] 
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