undermannedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌndəˈmand/, U.S.

/ˌəndərˈmænd/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).

Not furnished with a sufficient number of men; short-handed; under-staffed.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [adjective] > staffed > understaffed

short-handed1794

weak-handed1817

short-manned1830

underhanded1834

undermanned1867

understaffed1891

short-staffed1953

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 706 Under-manned, when a ship has an insufficient complement.

1889 Missionary Herald (Boston) June 236 These are all wide-reaching centers, and every one is undermanned.

1900 W. R. Kennedy Hurrah Life Sailor xiii. 202 She was nothing else than an undermasted, undermanned coal-hulk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undermanned
释义	undermannedadj. Brit. /ˌʌndəˈmand/, U.S. /ˌəndərˈmænd/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a). Not furnished with a sufficient number of men; short-handed; under-staffed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [adjective] > staffed > understaffed short-handed1794 weak-handed1817 short-manned1830 underhanded1834 undermanned1867 understaffed1891 short-staffed1953 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 706 Under-manned, when a ship has an insufficient complement. 1889 Missionary Herald (Boston) June 236 These are all wide-reaching centers, and every one is undermanned. 1900 W. R. Kennedy Hurrah Life Sailor xiii. 202 She was nothing else than an undermasted, undermanned coal-hulk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1867
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