understaffed

adjective

un·der·staffed ˌən-dər-ˈstaft

: inadequately staffed

understaffing

ˌən-dər-ˈsta-fiŋ

noun

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The fact that Alabama’s prisons are so extraordinarily understaffed and under-resourced means that the prisons are often operating with [a] skeleton crew of people. —

Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025 With a hydrant infrastructure system built for the needs of structure fires and not wildfires, understaffed fire departments, months without rain, and hurricane-force winds, this script was rife with foreshadowing. —

Caitlin Clarkson Pereira, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025 Broward County jails are currently understaffed and underfunded. —

Gerard S. Williams, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025 The program has been seen as a band-aid for cities with understaffed police departments, and exists in San Bernardino, Bakersfield and the Bay Area. —

Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for understaffed