Definition of resourceful
: able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
- a resourceful leader
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Sure, bikes don’t have to be expensive to be great, and the resourceful cyclist knows how to conjure up something from nothing out of the parts bin down at the bike co-op.
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This is largely due to canny official control over the economy, combined with some equally resourceful gathering of technology.
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The drug dealer in hip-hop is a resourceful antihero, part Robin Hood, part CEO.
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But in revisiting his relationship with Kenyon, Hall was also indulging another principle of the resourceful freelancer – selling the same story to different audiences.
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Where some visitors see urban blight, Jordano sees a proud city of resourceful survivors.
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In Sara Palacios’s bright artwork (see left), a resourceful little girl named Pearl wants to work out how to get her robot, Pascal, to construct a sand castle.
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So smash the play button on this playlist filled with tunes from the early '70s (inspired by the cheap bins at the record store and totally free of charge) and get ready to be resourceful.
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Desna is a complex character, smart and resourceful.
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First Known Use of resourceful
1851
RESOURCEFUL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition 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
Definition of resourceful for Students
: clever in dealing with problems
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