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feckless

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Adjective
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feck=less

CIDE DICTIONARY

fecklessa. [Perh. a corruption of effectless.].
     Spiritless; weak; worthless.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

feckless, adj.
1 feeble, ineffective.
2 unthinking, irresponsible (feckless gaiety).

Derivative
fecklessly adv. fecklessness n.
Etymology
Sc. feck f. effeck var. of EFFECT

THESAURUS

feckless

aimless, barren, bootless, carefree, careless, counterproductive, easygoing, effete, empty, etiolated, fatuitous, fatuous, fruitless, fustian, futile, good-for-nothing, grasshopper, happy-go-lucky, heedless, impotent, improvident, inadequate, inadvertent, inane, incautious, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inoperative, invalid, irresponsible, lackadaisical, meaningless, negligent, no go, nonchalant, nugacious, nugatory, of no force, of no use, pointless, purposeless, reckless, remiss, shiftless, sterile, superfluous, thoughtless, thriftless, unavailing, uncaring, undependable, uneconomical, unheeding, unproviding, unpurposed, unreflective, unreliable, unthinking, unthrifty, untrustworthy, useless, vain, wild, worthless, wrecking

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