planful

adjective

plan·​ful

ˈplanfəl

1

: full of plans : resourceful, scheming

a latter-day robber baron, planful, secretive, ruthless

—Wolfgang Langewiesche

2

: according to a plan

persistent and planful arousing of the mind

—Hugo Münsterberg

planfully

-fəlē

adverb

planfulness noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

plan entry 1 + -ful

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