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resourcelessness

  • a word derived from resource.
    resource
    noun
    a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.

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At times, when the gradual growth of distress became more apparent, Marsyas walked apart and chid himself for his resourcelessness.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

The resourcelessness of human nature has deceived these reasoners.

From The World's Great Sermons, Volume 01 Basil to Calvin by Kleiser, Grenville

Beyond these criticisms I was filled with contempt at the resourcelessness of the Peasant, who found no better means of ejecting the intruder than to beat him where he felt it the least.

From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins