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short-handed Definition

short·-handed (-han′did)

adjective

short of workers or helpers

short-handed Related Forms
short′·-hand′edness noun
short-handed Synonyms

short-handed

modif.

understaffed, needing help, in need of help, in the market for employees; see wanting.

short-handed Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

    Modifies a noun

    • goal: You scored a typical DC short-handed goal when you came back to Coventry, that must have been fun?
    • game: In fact, you should bet more aggressively in a short-handed game than in a full game.

    Used with adjective complement

    • sail: For a relatively small boat the Channel 245 has an immense living space, boat with full standing headroom and easy to sail short-handed.