say it: UHN-dur-mand
undermanned is an adjective meaning "inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.". It carries one recorded sense.
inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
“they're rather short-handed at the moment”
“overcrowded and understaffed hospitals”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for undermanned come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.