misstaff
misstaff verb: to staff inappropriately, to hire for the wrong types of positions.
Verb
misstaff (third-person singular simple present misstaffs, present participle misstaffing, simple past and past participle misstaffed)
- To staff inappropriately, to hire for the wrong types of positions.
- They receive their funds and staff from the county, however, and there is a possibility that a LAFC might be made a "shell" by underappropriation or misstaffing by a county which wished to sabotage its operation.1967, David Lee Peterson, The Planned Community and the New Investors, page 52
- In the view of the team, the park was "misstaffed." Navajo had too many staff members with high General Schedule ( GS ) ratings, and an insufficient number to perform technical and non-professional duties.1983, Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers, page 24
Forms of misstaff
| third-person singular present | misstaffs |
|---|---|
| present participle | misstaffing |
| past participle | misstaffed |
| past | misstaffed |
Origin of misstaff
From mis- + staff.
Questions about misstaff
- What does misstaff mean?
- Misstaff means to staff inappropriately, to hire for the wrong types of positions.
- What part of speech is misstaff?
- Misstaff is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misstaff?
- The past tense of misstaff is misstaffed.
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