"resourceful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resourceful.wav Forms: more resourceful [comparative], most resourceful [superlative]
Etymology: From resource + -ful. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{suffix|en|resource|ful|pos=adjective}} resource + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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. Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: resourcefully, resourcefulness Translations (capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use): vindingryk (Afrikaans), находчив (nahodčiv) (Bulgarian), съобразителен (sǎobrazitelen) (Bulgarian), 机灵的 (jīling de) (Chinese Mandarin), 有辦法 (Chinese Mandarin), 有办法 (yǒubànfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), vindingrijk (Dutch), neuvokas (Finnish), kekseliäs (Finnish), débrouillard (French), futé (French), findig (German), einfallsreich (German), πολυμήχανος (polymíchanos) (Greek), επινοητικός (epinoïtikós) (Greek), találékony (Hungarian), leleményes (Hungarian), ötletes (Hungarian), élelmes (Hungarian), banyak akal (Indonesian), снаодлив (snaodliv) (Macedonian), досетлив (dosetliv) (Macedonian), zaradny (Polish), pomysłowy (Polish), inventivo (Portuguese), engenhoso (Portuguese), habilidoso (Portuguese), capaz (Portuguese), находчивый (naxodčivyj) (Russian), изобретательный (izobretatelʹnyj) (Russian), seòlta (Scottish Gaelic), dèanadach (Scottish Gaelic), fyndig (Swedish), finurlig (Swedish)

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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use",
      "word": "fyndig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use",
      "word": "finurlig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "resourceful"
}

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