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understaffed
[ uhn-der-staft, -stahft ]
adjective
- having an insufficient number of personnel:
The hospital is understaffed.
understaffed
/ ˌʌԻəˈɑːڳ /
adjective
- not having enough staff
her department is understaffed
Word History and Origins
Origin of understaffed1
Example Sentences
“Even before Trump came in, our public parks were understaffed, from any way that you look at it,” he said.
Marshall inherits an agency that has been understaffed and plagued by scandal for years.
“There’s a backlog on enrollment into the WTC program because they’re understaffed, and there’s also a backlog on getting your illnesses certified so you can get compensated.”
There is another deep-rooted problem - a care system, supporting older and disabled people in the community, that is understaffed, underfunded and in crisis.
She said the department already was understaffed, with about 12,000 pending cases when Trump took office.
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