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Definition of “resourceful”

resourceful (rɪˈzɔːsfʊl Pronunciation for resourceful ; -ˈsɔːs-) 

Definitions

adjective

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

Derived Forms

reˈsourcefully adverb
reˈsourcefulness noun

Translations for 'resourceful'

  • British English: resourceful Someone who is resourceful is good at finding ways of dealing with problems. ADJECTIVEHe was amazingly inventive and resourceful, and played a major role in my career.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: engenhoso
  • Chinese: 足智多谋的足智多谋謀的
  • European Spanish: ingenioso ingeniosa
  • French: débrouillard débrouillarde
  • German: einfallsreich
  • Italian: pieno di risorse piena di risorse
  • Japanese: 機転の利く
  • Korean: 문제 해결 능력이 탁월한
  • Portuguese: engenhoso engenhosa
  • Spanish: ingenioso ingeniosa

Example Sentences Including 'resourceful'

An idiotic question to ask a man who's resourceful enough to launder a billion dollars.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
And I beg you, do not let it hinder you from being just and resourceful as we enter into this negotiation.
Robin Hobb THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
Both Panic Room and High Crimes feature successful, smart, resourceful heroines.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Coping with pressure can then be seen in a resourceful rather than despairing light.
British Medical Journal (2002)
So the resourceful mum-of-one enlisted the help of the Kabaret Club's burly minders to get her safely into a car.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
Tales are shared among the foreign press corps of the few resourceful reporters who have achieved this difficult feat.
Ottawa Sun (2003)
Volkov captured the composer's fertility of imagination with resourceful deftness.
Irish Times (2002)
What you should have realized is that you are far more resourceful than you think.
Pete Cohen and Sten Cummins with Jennai Cox HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life (2002)
You're neither very bright, beautiful, resourceful , crafty or hard-boiled: on the contrary, you're the prototype of the innocent abroad'.
Low, Ona To His Just Desserts

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