understaffed

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understaffed

adjective more understaffed · most understaffed

having an inadequate number of workers or assistants At Southall, we believe, it has been difficult to spare men from an understaffed motive power establishment to undergo non revenue-earning training on the diesel multiple-units, because crews are scarce for trip freight working.
Similar: shorthanded, short-staffed, undermanned

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@misc{understaffed_2026,
  title = {understaffed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/understaffed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}