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planless

planless adjective: without a plan.

Adjective

planless (comparative more planless, superlative most planless)

  1. Without a plan.
    • It had been a wretched night. Until I lay down I had not fully realized the extent to which I had counted on finding Josella at Tynsham. Weary though I was after the day's journey, I could not sleep; I lay awake in the darkness feeling stranded and planless.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 180

Forms of planless

comparativemore planless
superlativemost planless

Origin of planless

From plan + -less.

Words formed from planless

Questions about planless

What does planless mean?
Planless means without a plan.
What part of speech is planless?
Planless is an adjective.

Words near planless in the dictionary

  1. planktotrophy
  2. plankway
  3. plankways
  4. plankwise
  5. planky
  6. planless
  7. planlessly
  8. planlessness
  9. plannability
  10. plannable
  11. planned

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