Definition of UNDERSTAFFED

understaffed

Adjective Satellite

  • inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
    • "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"

Adj

  • having an inadequate number of workers or assistants

Origin / Etymology

From under- + staffed.

Synonyms

short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, shorthanded

Scrabble Score: 20

understaffed: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
understaffed: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
understaffed: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

understaffed: valid Words With Friends Word