feckless
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛkləs/
The English word “feckless” has 4 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Lacking purpose.
- Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
- Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
- Lacking vitality.
Etymology
From Scots feckless, variant of Scots fectless (“ineffectual”) (an aphetic variant of effectless), equivalent to effect + -less.
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