planful
adjective
plan·ful
\ˈplanfəl\
Definition of planful
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\ adverbplanfulness
noun, plural-es
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Origin and Etymology of planful
1plan + -ful
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