CEFR C2

unresourceful

adjective

Meaning

Lacking the ability to find quick, clever solutions to problems or effectively use available tools and circumstances.

Examples

  • The team's unresourceful approach to the budget crisis led to unnecessary layoffs.
  • She felt unresourceful when faced with the complex technical glitch, unable to think of a workaround.

Synonyms: helpless, inept, uninventive, impotent