🔤 Feckless (Adjective)

IPA: //ˈfɛkləs//

✨ Use feckless when someone is not just failing—but failing because they won’t even try properly.

🧠 Meaning

Lacking initiative, strength of character, or effectiveness; irresponsible or weak.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The company failed under feckless leadership that couldn’t adapt to market changes.

🔹 He’s brilliant in theory but feckless when it comes to taking real-world action.

📜 Word Origin

From Scots feckless meaning “ineffective,” from feck (effect, value) + -less (without).

💡 Did You Know?

Not to be confused with “reckless,” feckless refers to someone ineffective or lacking the will to act—not necessarily bold or daring.

🏷️ Related Words

#ineffective #weak #incompetent #aimless #irresponsible #lazy

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