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feckless
[
fek
-lis
]
Origin
feck·less
/
ˈfɛk
lɪs
/
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[
fek
-lis
]
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adjective
1.
ineffective; incompetent; futile:
feckless attempts to repair the plumbing.
2.
having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy.
Origin:
1590–1600;
orig.
Scots,
equivalent to
feck,
late Middle English
(
Scots
)
fek,
aphetic form of
effeck
(
Scots
form of
effect
) +
-less
Related forms
feck·less·ly,
adverb
feck·less·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
feckless,
reckless
.
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World English Dictionary
feckless
(ˈfɛklɪs)
—
adj
feeble; weak; ineffectual; irresponsible
[C16: from obsolete
feck
value, effect +
-less
]
'fecklessly
—
adv
'fecklessness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
feckless
1590s, from feck, "effect, value, vigor" (late 15c.), Scottish shortened form of
effect
; popularized by Carlyle, who left its opposite, feckful, in dialectal obscurity.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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