short-handed
not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
Origin of short-handed
1Other words from short-handed
- short-hand·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby short-handed
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How to use short-handed in a sentence
That stuff can sometimes be short-handed to "white," but at the speaker's peril.
And because the immigration inspector rejected Kahtani, United Airlines Flight 93 was short-handed on 9/11.
You will be short-handed; I cannot spare enough men from the ships on this station to make up a full complement.
A Roving Commission | G. A. HentyIt happened that the College in Beirut was short-handed that year, and in need of an additional teacher.
Silver Chimes in Syria | W. S. Nelson"And she'll be rather short-handed for men," observed Donovan.
Left on Labrador | Charles Asbury Stephens
They knew well that we were short-handed just now, and thought to take advantage of us; but hah!
The Norsemen in the West | R.M. BallantyneStudding-sails are rather ungainly things to handle in a quickly freshening breeze, if one happens to be at all short-handed.
The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" | Harry Collingwood
British Dictionary definitions for short-handed
lacking the usual or necessary number of assistants, workers, etc
sport, US and Canadian with less than the full complement of players
Derived forms of short-handed
- short-handedness, noun
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