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understaffed

[ uhn-der-staft, -stahft ]

adjective

  1. having an insufficient number of personnel:

    The hospital is understaffed.



understaffed

/ ˌʌԻəˈɑːڳ /

adjective

  1. not having enough staff

    her department is understaffed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of understaffed1

First recorded in 1890–95; under- + staff 1 + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

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“Even before Trump came in, our public parks were understaffed, from any way that you look at it,” he said.

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Marshall inherits an agency that has been understaffed and plagued by scandal for years.

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“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.”

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There is another deep-rooted problem - a care system, supporting older and disabled people in the community, that is understaffed, underfunded and in crisis.

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She said the department already was understaffed, with about 12,000 pending cases when Trump took office.

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