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feckless
feck·less F0064700 (fĕk′lĭs)adj.1. Careless and irresponsible: "political prestidigitation designed to distract public attention from his feckless flouting of basic ethical principles" (Doug Ireland).2. Feeble or ineffective: "Pickering's life was routinely threatened, and one feckless attempt had already been made to kidnap or kill him" (Garry Wills).
[Scots feck, effect (alteration of effect) + -less.]
feck′less·ly adv.feck′less·ness n.feckless (ˈfɛklɪs) adjfeeble; weak; ineffectual; irresponsible[C16: from obsolete feck value, effect + -less] ˈfecklessly adv ˈfecklessness nfeck•less (ˈfɛk lɪs)
adj. 1. ineffective; incompetent; futile. 2. having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy. [1590–1600; orig. Scots, form of effect] feck′less•ly, adv. feck′less•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | feckless - not fit to assume responsibilityirresponsible - showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action" | | 2. | feckless - generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"ineptincompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent" |
fecklessadjective irresponsible, useless, hopeless, incompetent, feeble, worthless, futile, ineffectual, aimless, good-for-nothing, shiftless, weak The young man was feckless and irresponsible.fecklessadjectiveLacking or marked by a lack of care:careless, heedless, inattentive, irresponsible, reckless, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking.Translationsfeckless
Related to feckless: feckfulSynonyms for fecklessadj irresponsibleSynonyms- irresponsible
- useless
- hopeless
- incompetent
- feeble
- worthless
- futile
- ineffectual
- aimless
- good-for-nothing
- shiftless
- weak
Synonyms for fecklessadj lacking or marked by a lack of careSynonyms- careless
- heedless
- inattentive
- irresponsible
- reckless
- thoughtless
- unconcerned
- unmindful
- unthinking
Synonyms for fecklessadj not fit to assume responsibilityRelated Wordsadj generally incompetent and ineffectualSynonymsRelated Words |