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resourceful

[ ri-sawrs-fuhl, -sohrs-, -zawrs-, -zohrs- ]

adjective

  1. able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.

    Synonyms: adroit, imaginative, able, talented



resourceful

/ rɪˈzɔːsfʊl; -ˈsɔːs- /

adjective

  1. ingenious, capable, and full of initiative, esp in dealing with difficult situations


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Derived Forms

  • reˈsourcefully, adverb
  • reˈsourcefulness, noun

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Other Words From

  • re·sourceful·ly adverb
  • re·sourceful·ness noun
  • self-re·sourceful adjective
  • self-re·sourceful·ly adverb
  • self-re·sourceful·ness noun
  • unre·sourceful adjective
  • unre·sourceful·ly adverb
  • unre·sourceful·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of resourceful1

First recorded in 1850–55; resource + -ful

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Example Sentences

Joey was strong, resourceful, plucky, goofy, and vulnerable—and, of course, you hoped she would pick Pacey over Dawson.

Yet, I also witnessed the resourceful way quidditch players responded to criticism.

But colleagues insist he is smart, resourceful, talented, and terrifically hard-working.

Milchberg was careful and resourceful, acquiring a work permit for the Ostbahn railway yard, where he unloaded coal trucks.

Children are not idealized: they are resourceful but prickly, cunning but confused.

It was a difficult undertaking, but Kerr thought a bold, resourceful man could carry it out with profit.

You're young and strong, reasonably intelligent, and extremely resourceful.

A peep into a resourceful mind would be more to the purpose.

At last the resourceful Vertumnus hit upon the plan that brought him well-earned success.

I looked with admiration upon this resourceful Celestial, and then felt mildly irritated at the completeness of the whole ménage.

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