resourceful
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- resourcefully adverb
- resourcefulness noun
- self-resourceful adjective
- self-resourcefully adverb
- self-resourcefulness noun
- unresourceful adjective
- unresourcefully adverb
- unresourcefulness noun
Etymology
Origin of resourceful
Example Sentences
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The job of refining techniques of riding and roping — while modifying gear and apparel — largely fell to the resourceful vaqueros, from the Spanish word vaca for cow.
From Los Angeles Times
Pasadena Playhouse, which is know for being a resourceful company, made that easy, he added.
From Los Angeles Times
“But Jonathan and Abby may have found a way to stay afloat. Jonathan’s very resourceful. We need to send search planes, to look for them.”
From Literature
"Coyotes are incredibly resourceful and able to coexist with coyotes even in the most densely populated urban environments," Fox told the BBC.
From BBC
The U.S. economy is driven by the extraordinarily resourceful, innovative, and hardworking private sector.
From Barron's
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