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short-handed

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "short-handed" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

12 characters

English (US)

2syllables

short-handed

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

short-handed is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, short-handed is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofshort-handed

1adjective

Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.
Example: "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.
(team sports) Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players, often as the result of a penalty.
(of a table) Having fewer than the standard number of players.

1adverb

In a shorthanded manner.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

short-fingered short-finned short-footed short-fruited short-grained short-growing short-hair short-haired

short-handed(current)

After

short-handled short-haul short-headed short-headedness short-heeled short-horned short-jointed short-keeled

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