Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Naut.) Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.
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- adjective Insufficiently
manned ;understaffed
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
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Examples
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We need to do what the commanders on the ground say so we can help our people get home safe, to be there undermanned is nuts.
McChrystal: Finding bin Laden vital to beating al Qaeda 2009
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` ` You don't feel good about losing but you've got to feel good about the effort, considering we came in undermanned, '' Jermaine O'Neal said.
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We went in undermanned, under armed and under armored.
Think Progress » Exclusive: Former Head of U.S. Central Command Blasts Administration Over Iraq 2005
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Competing undermanned is nothing new to the Blues during the
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But in a seven-game series, the Bucks would be undermanned, which is a shame because they have been one of the league's nice stories since the trade deadline.
SI.com 2010
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` ` We started the small lineup, so Gerald was kind of undermanned down there with those big guys.
USATODAY.com 2007
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"We were kind of undermanned, but our guys toughed it out and we were lucky," O'Neill said.
Aspen Times - Top Stories Jon Maletz The Aspen Times Aspen 2010
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"We were kind of undermanned, but our guys toughed it out and we were lucky," O'Neill said.
Aspen Times - Top Stories Jon Maletz The Aspen Times Aspen 2010
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"We were kind of undermanned, but our guys toughed it out and we were lucky," O'Neill said.
Aspen Times - Top Stories Jon Maletz The Aspen Times Aspen 2010
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"We were kind of undermanned, but our guys toughed it out and we were lucky," O'Neill said.
Aspen Times - Top Stories Jon Maletz The Aspen Times Aspen 2010
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