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resourceful

resourceful adjective: capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.

Adjective

resourceful (comparative more resourceful, superlative most resourceful)

  1. Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.
    • With a resourceful use of space and a fresh coat of paint, the room became a pleasant library with a comfortable seating area.
    Synonyms:
    shifty

resourceful meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

resourceful in Hindi

संसाधनपूर्ण

resourceful in Tamil

வளவசதிமிக்க

resourceful in Urdu

سگھڑ, سوجھ بوجھ والا, وسیلہ دار

resourceful in Telugu

వనరులతో కూడుకున్నది
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resourceful in Malayalam
ചതുരനായ, വിഭവസമൃദ്ധമായ, രക്ഷണസാമഗ്രിയുളള
resourceful in Kannada
ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ಪನ್ನಮತಿಯಾದ, ವ್ಯವಹಾರ ಕುಶಲ, ಜಾಣ, ಜಾಣ್ಮೆಯ
resourceful in Punjabi
ਸੰਸਾਧਨ ਭਰਪੂਰ
resourceful in Odia
ସମ୍ବଳପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ
resourceful in Nepali
संसाधनपूर्ण, संसाधनयुक्त
resourceful in Indonesian
banyak akal

Examples of resourceful in a sentence

  • Brave and resourceful, creative and effective, will be the hallmarks of the transformative CEO.
  • Shrewd chap, you thought; resourceful; not above a bit of larceny.
  • Unable to obtain any of the high officials of the movement, the resourceful warwidow Mrs.

All 11 example sentences with resourceful

Synonyms of resourceful

Forms of resourceful

comparativemore resourceful
superlativemost resourceful

Origin of resourceful

From resource + -ful.

Words formed from resourceful

Questions about resourceful

What does resourceful mean?
Resourceful means capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.
What is resourceful in Hindi?
Resourceful in Hindi is संसाधनपूर्ण. See Resourceful meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is resourceful?
Resourceful is an adjective.

Words near resourceful in the dictionary

  1. resource officer
  2. resource officers
  3. resource pig
  4. resource pigs
  5. resourced
  6. resourceful
  7. resourcefully
  8. resourcefulness
  9. resourcefulnesses
  10. resourceism
  11. resourceless

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: resourceful (page history and authors); resourceful (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resourceful (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resourceful (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resourceful (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resourceful (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resourceful (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); resourceful (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resourceful (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resourceful (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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