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Resourceful vs Tricky - What's the difference?

resourceful | tricky |

As adjectives the difference between resourceful and tricky

is that resourceful is capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently while tricky is hard to deal with, complicated.

resourceful

English

Adjective

(head)
  • 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.

    Derived terms

    * resourcefulness

    tricky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • hard to deal with, complicated
    • They were in a tricky situation.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 15 , author=Amy Lawrence , title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=It was as comfortable an afternoon as Arsène Wenger could have wished for in a situation that can be tricky in between internationals and the upcoming Champions League. }}
  • adept at using deception
    • A tricky salesman can sell anything.

    Related terms

    * trick

    See also

    * sneaky