Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having no plan.

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  • adjective Having no plan.

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  • adjective Without a plan.

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  • adjective aimlessly drifting

Etymologies

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From plan +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Yet, even in those who are rudderless and "planless," I see the beautiful and innate joy of life (the joie de vivre) which God has implanted in all human beings.

    Catholic Analysis 2009

  • I have a planless night, and I missed socializing last night, so let me know if there are any plan-type things for tonight.

    Odin's Day juushika 2009

  • Sunday is planless, and will probably consist of editing and planning for the week ahead.

    Friday! fiddle_dragon 2009

  • In the meantime his life remained run down, planless, and empty and idle.

    Chapter 41 2010

  • Except that it snuck up on us this year (last year we went to Arizona and had had plans in place forever), and we are planless and adrift.

    Tew's Day! badlittlemonkey 2009

  • Tonight is blissfully planless, and will likely feature sorting through stories with Adam and catching up on the TiVo stuff.

    Odin's Day jimhines 2009

  • A lot of Democrats, including me, knew back in 2003 that we were in for a planless, violent occupation with no end in sight – it was evident to anyone with their eyes open.

    Matthew Yglesias » Ignorance is Bliss 2007

  • I know you had a timeframe in your head -a kind of plan for the unplannable- as it were, and I think you feel a little lost that the time overran the plan and left you planless -and even worse- goal-less, which is not very you at all.

    An apology for an ill timed death Elizabeth McClung 2008

  • Outside of transport and finance, state regulation was rather random and planless.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • Outside of transport and finance, state regulation was rather random and planless.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

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