shorthanded

== English == === Etymology === From short +‎ handed. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === shorthanded (comparative more shorthanded, superlative most shorthanded) Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations. Having less than a quorum. (team sports) Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players, often as the result of a penalty. (poker, of a table) Having fewer than the standard number of players. === Adverb === shorthanded (comparative more shorthanded, superlative most shorthanded) In a shorthanded manner. ==== Synonyms ==== short-staffed understaffed undermanned ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === shorthanded simple past and past participle of shorthand === See also === shorthand