resourceful
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of resourceful
Explanation
If you are interviewing employees for your new pet store, you may want to ask if they are resourceful. If they are, it means they are good at problem solving, and this could come in very handy. Think of resourceful people as “full of resources,” or tools for coming up with solutions. They adapt well to new or difficult situations and they are able to think creatively. For example, if a snake gets loose in the pet store, a resourceful person will be able to figure out how to lure it back into its cage again.
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Example Sentences
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Resourceful folks have envisioned — and created — a vast spectrum of possibilities.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022
Resourceful families have long used schools, libraries, and places like Starbucks and McDonald’s to access free Wi-Fi for homework and other needs.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2020
“The closet should reflect the person’s current lifestyle,” recommended Barbara Reich, owner of Resourceful Consultants, a life- and home-organizing service in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2019
Resourceful and innovative, most farmers make a reasonable living, maximising their returns in good times and planning for drought by putting aside cash, storing fodder and destocking.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2018
Resourceful as always, the young women collected the remaining fuel from each of their twenty aircraft and distributed it between eight lucky planes.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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