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short-staffed

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short-staffed (shôrtstft)
adj.
Having fewer staff members than is usual or desirable.

short-staffed
adj
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) lacking an adequate number of staff, assistants, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.short-staffedshort-staffed - inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"
inadequate, unequal - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

short-staffed
adjective undermanned, understaffed, short-handed, below strength The hospital is desperately short-staffed.
Translations
short-staffed [ˌʃɔːtˈstɑːft] ADJfalto de personal
short-staffed [ˌʃɔːtˈstɑːft] adja corto di personale
short-staffed [ˌʃɔːtˈstɑːft] adja corto di personale


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