Many institutions offering child care are understaffed and underequipped.
...an understaffed police force.
English dictionary. 2008.
understaffed — un‧der‧staffed [ˌʌndəˈstɑːft◂ ǁ ˌʌndərˈstæft◂] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES a company, organization etc that is understaffed has fewer people working for it than it really needs: • The factory inspectorate is seriously understaffed at the moment.… … Financial and business terms
understaffed — [un΄dər staft′] adj. having too small a staff; having insufficient personnel … English World dictionary
understaffed — Underhanded Un der*hand ed, a. 1. Underhand; clandestine. [1913 Webster] 2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short handed; sparsely populated; obsolete in this sense, {short handed} or {understaffed} being the preferrred term. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
understaffed — /un deuhr staft , stahft /, adj. having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed. [1890 95; UNDER + STAFF1 + ED3] * * * … Universalium
understaffed — adjective Date: 1891 inadequately staffed • understaffing noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
understaffed — adjective having an inadequate number of workers or assistants Syn: short handed, short staffed, undermanned … Wiktionary
understaffed — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. shorthanded, undermanned … English dictionary for students
understaffed — un|der|staffed [ˌʌndəˈsta:ft US ˌʌndərˈstæft] adj not having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual … Dictionary of contemporary English
understaffed — un|der|staffed [ ,ʌndər stæft ] adjective not having enough workers to do a job quickly or effectively: UNDERMANNED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
understaffed — adj. inadequately staffed, undermanned, not having enough employees … English contemporary dictionary
