planful

English

Etymology

From plan +‎ -ful.

Adjective

planful (comparative more planful, superlative most planful)

1. Having (many) plans.
2. (psychology) Intentional.
   • 2013, David R. Shaffer, Katherine Kipp, Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence, page 207:

     Is an infant who delights in such repetitive actions as swatting a brightly colored mobile or making a toy duck quack engaging in planful or intentional behavior? Piaget said no: the secondary circular reaction is not a fully intentional response, because the interesting result it produces was discovered by chance and was not a purposeful goal the first time the action was performed.

Derived terms

• planfulness