Meaning & use

resourceful

adjective·Academic

Skilled at finding quick and clever ways to solve problems or overcome difficulties.

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The resourceful campers built a shelter from branches after losing their tent.

Being resourceful, she fixed the flat tire with tools borrowed from a passerby.

A note on using this word

Resourceful praises someone's ability to improvise with limited means, rather than simply having many resources available.

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