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What is "feckless" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does feckless mean in English? Meaning of feckless definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "feckless" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "feckless": not fit to assume responsibility

Adjective

  • Meaning: not fit to assume responsibility
  • Synonyms: feckless
  • Similar: irresponsible

    • Meaning of "feckless": generally incompetent and ineffectual

    Adjective

  • Meaning: generally incompetent and ineffectual
  • Example: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing inept handling of the account
  • Synonyms: feckless inept
  • Similar: incompetent
  • Adjective: Lacking purpose. 2005, Canberra Times, September 10 It is the beauty of great games when they are played at their highest level and the extraordinary thing now is that we do not have to trawl back through all the years of your inexorable progress from feckless beach boy to master sportsman."2005, Canberra Times, September 10 It is the beauty of great games when they are played at their highest level and the extraordinary thing now is that we do not have to trawl back through all the years of your inexorable progress from feckless beach boy to master sportsman."Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.(UK) Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.(UK, archaic) Lacking vitality.

    • Synonyms:

    aimless, carefree, careless, feeble, fustian, futile, good-for-nothing, hopeless, incautious, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, irresponsible, meaningless, reckless, shiftless, useless, weak, wild, worthless, uncareful,

    Antonyms:

    competent, effectual, efficient, purposeful, useful, effective, responsible, strong,

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