adj.
- Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
- Careless and irresponsible.
[Scots feck, effect (alteration of EFFECT) + LESS.]
fecklessly feck'lessly adv.fecklessness feck'lessness n.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
feckless
Quick Definition: (so someone or behavior) worthless and without purpose for the future
IN BRIEF: Weak or ineffective. Also: careless or irresponsible.
The attempt to secure the fortress was feckless at best.
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feckless
adjective
- Lacking or marked by a lack of care: careless, heedless, inattentive, irresponsible, reckless, thoughtless, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking. See careful/careless.
feckless
adj
adj
Definition: without purpose
Antonyms: competent, effective, effectual, efficient, purposeful, responsible, strong, useful
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IN BRIEF: Weak or ineffective. Also: careless or irresponsible.
The attempt to secure the fortress was feckless at best. 
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The adjective feckless has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: not fit to assume responsibility
Meaning #2: generally incompetent and ineffectual
Synonym: inept
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Translations for: Feckless
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - energils, slap, hjlpels, uduelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
zwak, waardeloos
Franais (French)
adj. - incapable, tourdi, irrflchi
Deutsch (German)
adj. - nutzlos, wertlos, schwach, leichtsinnig
ή (Greek)
adj. - ύ, ό, έ, ό, ά, ό
Italiano (Italian)
inetto, gracile
Portugus (Portuguese)
adj. - fraco
Русский (Russian)
безответственный, бесполезный, ленивый
Espaol (Spanish)
adj. - incapaz, incompetente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hjlpls
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
没精神的, 无用的, 软弱的
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 沒精神的, 無用的, 軟弱的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 효과 없는, 무력한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 弱々しい, 軽率な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) ضعيف , عاجز , عقيم , غير بارع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חלש, בלתי-אחראי
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