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Definition of short-handed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

short-handed

adjective
 
/ˌʃɔːt ˈhændɪd/
 
/ˌʃɔːrt ˈhændɪd/
[not usually before noun]
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  1. not having as many workers or people who can help as you need synonym short-staffed
    • I’m sorry about the delay—we’re rather short-handed today.
See short-handed in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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