Shorthanded

Quick meaning: Shorthanded is an adjective meaning Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.

Meaning

Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.

More Meanings

1. Having less than a quorum.
2. (team sports) Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players, often as the result of a penalty.
3. (poker, of a table) Having fewer than the standard number of players.
4. In a shorthanded manner.
5. simple past and past participle of shorthand

Example Sentences

Because most pots are played shorthanded, medium pocket pairs, as well as AK, AQ, and AJ, go up in value.

"What are you doing out here?" I asked Iris. “We shorthanded?” She smiled. “We're always shorthanded, Miss Lois.

Neither the code nor the case law discuss whether or how the power of a shorthanded school board should be curtailed

“Scoring a shorthanded goal gives the team a lift,” Lefley said. “We've been picking our spots and making the most of them.

Synonyms for shorthanded

Depending on context, synonyms include short-staffed, understaffed, undermanned.

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