fecklessadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛkləs/, U.S.

/ˈfɛkləs/, Scottish English

/ˈfɛkləs/

Forms: see feck n.¹ and -less suffix; also Scottish 1700s feeklish.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feck n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < feck n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare slightly earlier feckful adj.

Originally Scottish and English regional (chiefly northern).

Of a thing: valueless, futile, feeble. In later use chiefly of a person (or a person's actions or attributes): lacking vigour, energy, or capacity; weak, helpless; (now more usually) irresponsible, shiftless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > worthless

naughteOE

unworthc960

nought worthOE

unworthya1240

vaina1300

lewd1362

base?1510

to be nothing toc1520

stark naught1528

nothing worth1535

worthilessa1542

draffish1543

baggage1548

dunghill?1555

valureless1563

toyish1572

worthless1573

out (forth) of door (also doors)1574

leaden1577

riff-raff1577

drafty1582

fecklessc1586

dudgeon?1589

nought-worth1589

tenpenny1592

wanwordy?a1595

shotten herring1598

nugatory1603

unvalued1604

priceless1614

unvaluable1615

valuelessa1616

waste1616

trashya1620

draffy1624

stramineous1624

invaluable1640

roly-poly?1645

nugatorious1646

perquisquilian1647

niffling1649

lazy1671

wanworth1724

little wortha1754

flimsy1756

waff1788

null1790

nothingy1801

nothingly1802

twopenny-halfpenny1809

not worth a flaw1810

garbage1817

peanut1836

duffing1839

trash1843

no-account1845

no-count1851

punky1859

rummagy1872

junky1880

skilligalee1883

footle1894

punk1896

wherry-go-nimble1901

junk1908

rinky-dink1913

schlock1916

tripe1927

duff1938

chickenshit1940

sheg-up1941

expendable1942

(strictly) for the birds1943

tripey1955

schlocky1960

naff1964

dipshit1968

cack1978

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > lacking resourcefulness

unshifty1570

shiftless1584

boss1599

helpless1620

unshiftable1622

self-helpless1634

foisonless1721

feckless1773

resourceless1787

weirdless1821

hopeless1854

fibreless1864

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective] > specifically of persons

unserviable1544

unserviceablea1556

useless1646

sober1808

unconstructive1859

feckless1869

c1586 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 3 I haif meikill errit..in electing of ane so small and fectles subiect.

c1588 in T. G. Law Catholic Tractates (1901) 254 Why sal we think that the blissing..of creatures by ane solemme forme of prayars..suld be fectles?

c1598 King James VI & I Basilicon Doron (1944) I. ii. 82 A fekles arrogant conceat of thaire greatnes & pouaire.

a1605 A. Montgomerie Sonnets (1887) xix. 4 Their feckles flyting is not worth a flie.

1628 Z. Boyd Last Battell Soule 242 My Faith is both faint and fectlesse.

1632 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 91 Let others take their silly, feckless heaven in this life.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. ii. 10 Like dawted Wean..That for some feckless Whim will orp and greet.

1773 R. Fergusson Poems 120 Wi' that he gat anither straik..That gar'd his feckless body aik.

1786 R. Burns Poet's Welcome in Poetry (1896) II. 37 An auld wife's tongue's a feckless matter.

1823 T. Carlyle Early Lett. II. 252 I am so feckless at present that I have never yet had the heart to commence it.

1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South II. xii. 156 I'm a poor black feckless sheep—childer may clem for aught I can do.

1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. vii. 58 They're feckless, idle young ladies.

1905 ‘S. Tytler’ Daughter of Manse ii. ii. 128 As for the girls, I own Nellie is a bittie soft and feckless.

1939 D. Whipple Priory iii. 32 Bertha despised the gentry. They were feckless; they couldn't do a hand's turn for themselves.

1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South i. iii. 97 It spent itself on puerilities, on cant and twisted logic, in rodomontade and the feckless vaporings of sentimentality.

1977 Daily Express 29 Jan. 7/2 The story is of a poor but pretty girl..who breaks her engagement to a morose butcher..and takes up instead with a feckless punter.

2004 Independent 30 July 39/1 Apart from a small minority of feckless or unfortunate debtors, the vast majority of the great British public can handle its obligations without difficulty.

Derivatives

ˈfecklessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adverb]

noughtlyeOE

litherOE

naughtlyOE

litherlya1225

simplya1325

miseaselyc1330

wretchedlyc1340

lewdlyc1386

unhappily1390

miserably?a1425

lodderlyc1425

sorrily1496

singly1548

naughtily1574

sillily1581

lamentably1585

evilly1587

woefully1592

scurvily1616

execrably1633

grievously1742

miscreantly1744

queasily1845

fecklessly1862

God-forsakenly1913

1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta II. iv. 71 Lamely, fecklessly, incapably.

1932 A. Bell Cherry Tree iv. 37 Sometimes one met them walking about the country lanes, fecklessly, in the ennui of an eternal Sunday.

1991 C. Dexter Jewel that was Ours lx. 273 He returned to the foyer, and stood there rather fecklessly for a further few minutes.

ˈfecklessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [noun] > lack of vigour or energy

neshnesseOE

thowlessness1489

fecklessness1637

nervelessness1857

entropy1867

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > lack of resourcefulness

fecklessness1637

shiftlessness1682

helplessness1731

weirdlessness1825

self-helplessness1853

unshiftiness1870

sleevelessness1882

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 362 Love over~looketh blackness and fecklessness.

a1658 J. Durham Blessednesse of Death (1681) v. 92 Them that have some acquaintance with God, and some conviction of the fecklessnesse and great deficience of their endeavours in prepareing for death.

1854 Harper's Mag. Mar. 505/1 Almost all indolence and..fecklessness spring from procrastination.

1924 A. Gray Any Man's Life 50 The bairn that was born that nicht i' the sta' Cam doon frae Heaven to tak awa Oor fecklessness.

2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) xi. 241 None of the vitriol poured on the poor is directed at the fecklessness of the rich.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	feckless
释义	fecklessadj. Brit. /ˈfɛkləs/, U.S. /ˈfɛkləs/, Scottish English /ˈfɛkləs/ Forms: see feck n.¹ and -less suffix; also Scottish 1700s feeklish. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: feck n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < feck n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare slightly earlier feckful adj. Originally Scottish and English regional (chiefly northern). Of a thing: valueless, futile, feeble. In later use chiefly of a person (or a person's actions or attributes): lacking vigour, energy, or capacity; weak, helpless; (now more usually) irresponsible, shiftless. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > worthless naughteOE unworthc960 nought worthOE unworthya1240 vaina1300 lewd1362 base?1510 to be nothing toc1520 stark naught1528 nothing worth1535 worthilessa1542 draffish1543 baggage1548 dunghill?1555 valureless1563 toyish1572 worthless1573 out (forth) of door (also doors)1574 leaden1577 riff-raff1577 drafty1582 fecklessc1586 dudgeon?1589 nought-worth1589 tenpenny1592 wanwordy?a1595 shotten herring1598 nugatory1603 unvalued1604 priceless1614 unvaluable1615 valuelessa1616 waste1616 trashya1620 draffy1624 stramineous1624 invaluable1640 roly-poly?1645 nugatorious1646 perquisquilian1647 niffling1649 lazy1671 wanworth1724 little wortha1754 flimsy1756 waff1788 null1790 nothingy1801 nothingly1802 twopenny-halfpenny1809 not worth a flaw1810 garbage1817 peanut1836 duffing1839 trash1843 no-account1845 no-count1851 punky1859 rummagy1872 junky1880 skilligalee1883 footle1894 punk1896 wherry-go-nimble1901 junk1908 rinky-dink1913 schlock1916 tripe1927 duff1938 chickenshit1940 sheg-up1941 expendable1942 (strictly) for the birds1943 tripey1955 schlocky1960 naff1964 dipshit1968 cack1978 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [adjective] > lacking resourcefulness unshifty1570 shiftless1584 boss1599 helpless1620 unshiftable1622 self-helpless1634 foisonless1721 feckless1773 resourceless1787 weirdless1821 hopeless1854 fibreless1864 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [adjective] > specifically of persons unserviable1544 unserviceablea1556 useless1646 sober1808 unconstructive1859 feckless1869 c1586 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 3 I haif meikill errit..in electing of ane so small and fectles subiect. c1588 in T. G. Law Catholic Tractates (1901) 254 Why sal we think that the blissing..of creatures by ane solemme forme of prayars..suld be fectles? c1598 King James VI & I Basilicon Doron (1944) I. ii. 82 A fekles arrogant conceat of thaire greatnes & pouaire. a1605 A. Montgomerie Sonnets (1887) xix. 4 Their feckles flyting is not worth a flie. 1628 Z. Boyd Last Battell Soule 242 My Faith is both faint and fectlesse. 1632 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 91 Let others take their silly, feckless heaven in this life. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd i. ii. 10 Like dawted Wean..That for some feckless Whim will orp and greet. 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 120 Wi' that he gat anither straik..That gar'd his feckless body aik. 1786 R. Burns Poet's Welcome in Poetry (1896) II. 37 An auld wife's tongue's a feckless matter. 1823 T. Carlyle Early Lett. II. 252 I am so feckless at present that I have never yet had the heart to commence it. 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South II. xii. 156 I'm a poor black feckless sheep—childer may clem for aught I can do. 1869 A. Trollope He knew he was Right I. vii. 58 They're feckless, idle young ladies. 1905 ‘S. Tytler’ Daughter of Manse ii. ii. 128 As for the girls, I own Nellie is a bittie soft and feckless. 1939 D. Whipple Priory iii. 32 Bertha despised the gentry. They were feckless; they couldn't do a hand's turn for themselves. 1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South i. iii. 97 It spent itself on puerilities, on cant and twisted logic, in rodomontade and the feckless vaporings of sentimentality. 1977 Daily Express 29 Jan. 7/2 The story is of a poor but pretty girl..who breaks her engagement to a morose butcher..and takes up instead with a feckless punter. 2004 Independent 30 July 39/1 Apart from a small minority of feckless or unfortunate debtors, the vast majority of the great British public can handle its obligations without difficulty. Derivatives ˈfecklessly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adverb] noughtlyeOE litherOE naughtlyOE litherlya1225 simplya1325 miseaselyc1330 wretchedlyc1340 lewdlyc1386 unhappily1390 miserably?a1425 lodderlyc1425 sorrily1496 singly1548 naughtily1574 sillily1581 lamentably1585 evilly1587 woefully1592 scurvily1616 execrably1633 grievously1742 miscreantly1744 queasily1845 fecklessly1862 God-forsakenly1913 1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta II. iv. 71 Lamely, fecklessly, incapably. 1932 A. Bell Cherry Tree iv. 37 Sometimes one met them walking about the country lanes, fecklessly, in the ennui of an eternal Sunday. 1991 C. Dexter Jewel that was Ours lx. 273 He returned to the foyer, and stood there rather fecklessly for a further few minutes. ˈfecklessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [noun] > lack of vigour or energy neshnesseOE thowlessness1489 fecklessness1637 nervelessness1857 entropy1867 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > lack of resourcefulness fecklessness1637 shiftlessness1682 helplessness1731 weirdlessness1825 self-helplessness1853 unshiftiness1870 sleevelessness1882 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 362 Love over~looketh blackness and fecklessness. a1658 J. Durham Blessednesse of Death (1681) v. 92 Them that have some acquaintance with God, and some conviction of the fecklessnesse and great deficience of their endeavours in prepareing for death. 1854 Harper's Mag. Mar. 505/1 Almost all indolence and..fecklessness spring from procrastination. 1924 A. Gray Any Man's Life 50 The bairn that was born that nicht i' the sta' Cam doon frae Heaven to tak awa Oor fecklessness. 2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) xi. 241 None of the vitriol poured on the poor is directed at the fecklessness of the rich. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1586
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