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Definition
good at solving problems- Ask Joan to handle it. She's resourceful.
- "And lastly, O my resourceful son," said the Tisroc, "you have made clear how all this might give you the barbarian woman, but not how it helps me to the over-throwing of Narnia."C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
- A daring and resourceful young woman.Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None
- His own very rare gift, Parseltongue resourcefulness — determination — a certain disregard for rules," he added, his mustache quivering again.J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Pierre maintained the contrary, and as his mental faculties were greater and more resourceful, Nicholas felt himself cornered.Leo Tolstoy -- War and Peace
- You proved yourselves to be quite resourceful.Ransom Riggs -- Hollow City
- Up they stood, huge Aias Telamonios, then Odysseus, the calculating and resourceful man.Homer -- The Iliad
- I had to deal with an intensely clever, resourceful murderer-reckless, daring and a thorough gambler.Agatha Christie -- The ABC Murders
- And how can I be a better fighter than myself, if she knows the same strategies I know, and is exactly as resourceful and clever as I am?Veronica Roth -- Insurgent
- She denied it but said that it was her impression that you were extremely resourceful, with an innovative way of thinking.Stieg Larsson -- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- They had too many ways, they were too resourceful—and when they did it too well, whatever their chosen method, I was in no position to refuse.Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
- They were all resourceful men—he knew that, if they didn't—and yet at certain times they became like children, wanting to be led.Larry McMurtry -- Lonesome Dove
- He is clever and cunning and resourceful, but he be not of man stature as to brain.Bram Stoker -- Dracula
- Elias is resourceful—he might still find a way to avoid death.Sabaa Tahir -- An Ember in the Ashes
- But the call to Renault had required the right moves, resourcefulness and a little touch of Archie in the night.Robert Cormier -- The Chocolate War
- Somewhat more resourceful.Stephen King -- The Shining
- Salladhor Saan was a resourceful old pirate, and his crews were born seamen, fearless in a fight.George R.R. Martin -- A Clash of Kings
- But the twenty-two-year-old Herold, recruited to the conspiracy for his knowledge of Washington's backstreets, is intelligent and resourceful.Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Lincoln
- She did not know how to be resourceful.Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
- I thought I'd learned resourcefulness, but Elisabet has given me a higher education in making soup out of stones.Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible
resourceful = good at solving problems
(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means state or degree of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)
(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means state or degree of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)
(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means state or degree of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)