Definition of resourceful
: able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means a resourceful leader
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Recent Examples of resourceful from the Web
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However, the resourceful Tony Pulis is now making headway this summer to inject more youth and pace into his solid but at times, slow outfit.
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Participants will compete for prizes, including most patriotic, best representation of the fair's theme and most resourceful — a prize given to the fair employee group that spends no money and yet comes up with some amazing decorations, Feisst said.
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Once again, the resourceful Cade (Mark Wahlberg) is at the center of it all, having come into contact with an object that could hold the key to Earth's salvation.
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Resourceful at a young age, Cat provided for his son, and surrounded Willie with a makeshift family.
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The human body, ever-resourceful, eventually adapts to the repetitive nature of running.
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Her Rachel is highly intelligent, resourceful, guarded, but also playful and compassionate.
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Her Rachel is highly intelligent, resourceful, guarded, but also playful and compassionate.
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Then in the 1990s, Disney’s Touchstone Pictures engaged Schiff to whip up the script for a female buddy pic that would again feature Kudrow as Michele and Oscar winner Mira Sorvino as the more resourceful Romy.
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First Known Use of resourceful
1851
RESOURCEFUL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of resourceful for English Language Learners
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: able to deal well with new or difficult situations and to find solutions to problems
RESOURCEFUL Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of resourceful for Students
: clever in dealing with problems
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