shorthanded adjective 4adverb 1forms 2 adjective4 •Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.The tiny restaurant usually got by with three workers on that shift, but found itself shorthanded when the tour bus pulled in. •Having less than a quorum.Neither the code nor the case law discuss whether or how the power of a shorthanded school board should be curtailed — 1994 •Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players, often as the result of a penalty.“Scoring a shorthanded goal gives the team a lift,” Lefley said. “We've been picking our spots and making the most of them. — 2014 •Having fewer than the standard number of players. adverb1 •In a shorthanded manner."They were working shorthanded," said one PMA official, "this company's got a policy of releasing gangs working shorthanded." — 1997 formsmore shorthanded · most shorthanded
