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resourceful

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re⋅source⋅ful

  [ri-sawrs-fuhl, -sohrs-, -zawrs-, -zohrs-]
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–adjective
able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
Origin:
1850–55; resource + -ful

Related forms:
re⋅source⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
re⋅source⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
talented, able, imaginative, adroit.
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re·source·ful   (rĭ-sôrs'fəl, -sōrs'-, -zôrs'-, -zōrs'-)   
adj.  Able to act effectively or imaginatively, especially in difficult situations.
re·source'ful·ly adv., re·source'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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