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Meaning of FECKLESS

Pronunciation:  'feklis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"
  2. [adj]  not fit to assume responsibility
 
 Synonyms: incompetent, inept, irresponsible
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Feck"less\, a. [Perh. a corruption of effectless.]
Spiritless; weak; worthless. [Scot]
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
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