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Overstaffed vs Understaffed - What's the difference?

overstaffed | understaffed |

As a verb overstaffed

is past tense of overstaff.

As an adjective understaffed is

having an inadequate number of workers or assistants.

overstaffed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overstaff)

    • overstaff

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with too many staff
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 18, Jake Mooney, Socks and Blankets, Courtesy of a Familiar Good Samaritan, New York Times citation
    • , passage="Thankfully, we were overstaffed , both the day shift and evening shift," said Francis Englert of the Red Cross?s New York chapter. }}

    Related terms

    *understaff

    understaffed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having an inadequate number of workers or assistants

    • Synonyms

    *short-handed *short-staffed *undermanned