Feckless
[fek-lis] /ˈfɛk lɪs/
adjective
1.
ineffective; incompetent; futile:
feckless attempts to repair the plumbing.
2.
having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy.
/ˈfɛklɪs/
adjective
1.
feeble; weak; ineffectual; irresponsible
adj.
1590s, from feck, “effect, value, vigor” (late 15c.), Scottish shortened form of effect, + -less. Popularized by Carlyle, who left its opposite, feckful, in dialectal obscurity. Related: Fecklessly; fecklessness.
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