understrength
under-strength

You guys have been running under strength for almost two years now.

For the first time in years, the army is under strength.

They were under strength, with little or no equipment.

All appear to be under strength on our overheads, and they don't spend much time in the field.

This caused recruiting problems and the force became seriously under strength.

In periods of long service, battalions were generally operating under strength.

That is what was said by the Labour party which in 1979 left the police forces of this country 8,000 under strength.

"They went to other wings because those were even further under strength than mine."

"I have command, though we're a little under strength at present."

We have not had to tear out a lot of concrete that was under strength.