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Antonyms for resourceful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-sawrs-fuhl, -sohrs-, -zawrs-, -zohrs-
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsɔrs fəl, -ˈsoʊrs-, -ˈzɔrs-, -ˈzoʊrs-



Definition of resourceful

Origin :
  • 1807, from resource + -ful. Related: Resourcefully; resourcefulness.
  • adj imaginative
Example sentences :
  • She received his bits of news with the aplomb of a resourceful commander.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Barbara, in her Red Gross uniform, is quiet and resourceful.
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • He was a resourceful, inventive scoundrel, and soon he had devised a plan.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
  • But then his nerve had returned to him, his resourceful brain had reasserted itself.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • Captain Lingard was a resourceful man, and he had plenty of money even now.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • Councillor Mikulin was resourceful, and the task not very difficult.
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • This move was immediately perceived by the resourceful General D'Hubert.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • This was immediately perceived by the resourceful General D'Hubert.
  • Extract from : « The Point Of Honor » by Joseph Conrad
  • She was both proud and happy to possess such a resourceful friend.
  • Extract from : « Mary Rose of Mifflin » by Frances R. Sterrett
  • A peep into a resourceful mind would be more to the purpose.
  • Extract from : « By the Christmas Fire » by Samuel McChord Crothers

Synonyms for resourceful

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