undermanned

adjective

un·​der·​manned ˌən-dər-ˈmand How to pronounce undermanned (audio)
: inadequately staffed

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But the Heat has reached the NBA’s All-Star break at the lowest point of its season yet, capping off its pre-All-Star break schedule with a bad 118-113 loss to an undermanned Dallas Mavericks team on Thursday night at American Airlines Center. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025 Fellow All-Star starter Towns scored a season-low nine points against an undermanned Celtics frontcourt. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025 The 7-foot center dominated with 28 points on 8-of-16 shooting, 12 rebounds and six assists in 29 minutes in the Sixers’ 123-94 win over an undermanned Nets team. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025 Still, Moore showed something by getting an undermanned team ready to play and squeezing one more win out of this season. Austin Meek, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undermanned 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undermanned was in 1848

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“Undermanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undermanned. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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