feckless
Adjective Satellite
- not fit to assume responsibility
- generally incompetent and ineffectual
- "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"
Adj
- Lacking purpose.
- Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
- Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
- Lacking vitality.
Adjective
- Lacking purpose or initiative; irresponsible or ineffective.
Examples
- A feckless player might just place tiles randomly, without strategic thought.
Origin / Etymology
From Scots feckless, variant of Scots fectless (“ineffectual”) (an aphetic variant of effectless), equivalent to effect + -less.
Synonyms
inept, aimless, careless, feeble, futile, hopeless, ineffective, ineffectual, irresponsible, meaningless, reckless, unpurposed, useless, worthless
Antonyms
careful, effective, efficient, meaningful, purposeful, responsible, useful
Scrabble Score: 17
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