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Adjective: short-handed  short 'han-did
  1. Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
    "they're rather short-handed at the moment"
    - short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed

See also: inadequate, unequal

Encyclopedia: Short-handed

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shortener
shortening
shortfall
shortfin mako
shortgrass
short-grass
shorthair
short-haired
shorthand
shorthand typist
short-handed
short-handled
short-headed
shorthorn
short-horned grasshopper
shortia
Shortia galacifolia
shortie
shortish
shortleaf pine
short-leaf pine