Word: understaffed
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
staffed
Definition: having an inadequate number of workers or assistants
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: staff
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The employees of a business.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.