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short-handed

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It seems like a short-handed narrative for purpose of communicating a train of thought to me.

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Quick take

Alternative form of shorthanded. [Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of short-handed gathered in one view.

adjective

Alternative form of shorthanded. [Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.]

adverb

Alternative form of shorthanded. [In a shorthanded manner.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for short-handed.

Example sentences

1

It seems like a short-handed narrative for purpose of communicating a train of thought to me.

2

As it happened, my team was short-handed and so my boss worked out a way for me to stay on as a contractor.

3

I don't want to leave her short-handed, so I wanted her to have time to think of a succession plan.

4

They're obviously short-handed on OS releases, and willing to reallocate when necessary.

5

And of course, management tightens the strings even further on anyone who formally asks for vacation time in advance because we're already short-handed due to other's vacation.

6

I have made myself valuable by not only what I was hired to do, but also by being able to pick up the slack of the short-handed IT department and cross-training with various other departments.

Quote examples

1

Setting the framework (what I short-handed by "definitions") precludes the exploration of results (or at least an efficient one) that would yield to some framework-defining analysis.

2

It's like the old real estate mantra goes: "It's all about location, location, location." There will be some metros where no one cares; they're so short-handed and the tech market so hot, they won't care and will hire you.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use short-handed in a sentence?

It seems like a short-handed narrative for purpose of communicating a train of thought to me.

What does short-handed mean?

Alternative form of shorthanded. [Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.]

What part of speech is short-handed?

short-handed is commonly used as adjective, adverb.