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Definition of "feckless" []

  • Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective. (adjective)
  • Careless and irresponsible. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "feckless" in a sentence
  • "As for when to call it feckless, I don't look past the first box of ammo."
  • "He uses the word feckless in the snippet being played!"
  • "Honest Mop’s report crimes but we are hamstrung by the less well intended who make false reports to upgrade their mobile phones, cant sort out their lives/family problems themselves and overindulge in feckless drink and drug binges, seek crime numbers for ’stolen’ DSS payments or ‘criminally damaged’ windows that they broke themsleves."