resourceful Definition
re·source·ful (ri sôrs′fəl, -zôrs′-)
adjective
full of resource; able to deal creatively and effectively with problems, difficulties, etc.
- resow
resourceful Related Forms
re·source′·fully adverb
re·source′·ful·ness noun
resourceful Synonyms
resourceful
modif.
resourceful Usage Examples
Preposition: in
- face: Although strong and resourceful in the face of adversity, ultimately, mams are always victims.
- order: Owners have to be resourceful in order to keep their prized possessions on the road.
- process: Taking incredibly creative perspectives on the client's situation, helping the person to become more resourceful in the process.
Infinitive complement
find: Both tutors and students need to be resourceful enough to find solutions and workarounds if the technology is not working smoothly.
Modifies a noun
- state: Once the negative emotions are released from the body the individual will be able to access these more resourceful states.
- woman: The young woman, Rachel McAdams, a very resourceful, strong woman in many ways.
- character: Who is the most caring, loyal, honest, and resourceful character in the book?
- man: He was a resourceful man who believed in using a means possible to secure the perimeters.
- teacher: Needless to say, resourceful teachers get round these problems in a range of imaginative ways.
- individual: This means that we are looking for resourceful individuals who are great at working under their own steam.
Modifying Another Word
- incredibly: I've worked here for seven years now and what always strikes me is how incredibly resourceful people are.
- extremely: Very helpful, easy to get around, extremely resourceful.
- ever: Finally the ever resourceful Glyn Giusti reported that he had entered a TD for the Peking to Paris event scheduled for 1982.
- highly: In schools or seminars, advanced training or additional qualification measures, NEC's new VT projectors are highly resourceful.
- very: I think he is a very resourceful director, who seems to create wondrous plays every time!
- so: We were not so resourceful and simply stuffed the casing with hay this made the ball playable but very heavy.
Used with adjective complement
become: Taking incredibly creative perspectives on the client's situation, helping the person to become more resourceful in the process.
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