undermanned

adjective

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

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The Celtics buried the undermanned Heat beneath an avalanche of 3-pointers, going 10-for-15 from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter to turn a tight game into a 129-116 victory. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025 Hosting the 20-1 defending champions, the undermanned Warriors are walking into their toughest test yet. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 City have a deep squad with no positions undermanned, but the right-back role remains one that has been patched over rather than solved. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 Just 48 hours after earning a quality overtime win over a relatively whole Cavaliers team on Monday, the Heat fell to an undermanned Cavaliers squad resting stars Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley, 130-116, on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undermanned

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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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 31 Dec. 2025.

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