Re: "Opportunistic"

[Robert Hodgins <ehodgins -at- telusplanet -dot- net>]

On Fri, 2009-01-16 at 13:44 -0500, Robert_Johnson -at- percussion -dot- com wrote:
> Some of my co-workers would like to use this word, but others are 
> concerned about the negative connotation.  They have a point; all the 
> dictionary entries I've found emphasize its negative connotation, with 
> shades of unscrupulous or unethical behavior. 
> 
> I have not been able to think of a synonym, nor have I found a thesaurus 
> entry for it.
> 
> Perhaps the collective wisdom and experience of the list can suggest an 
> alternative?

Would resourceful or adaptable work?

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