feckless Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite not fit to assume responsibility
  2. adjective satellite generally incompetent and ineffectual
    inept.
    • feckless attempts to repair the plumbing
    • inept handling of the account

WordNet


Feck"less adjective
Etymology
Perh. a corruption of effectless.
Definitions
  1. Spiritless; weak; worthless. Scot

Webster 1913