🔤 Feckless (Adjective)

IPA: //ˈfɛkləs//

✨ Use feckless when someone isn’t just failing—they’re failing because they lack the will or ability to act.

🧠 Meaning

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

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The project failed under feckless leadership that couldn’t make decisive choices.

🔹 She grew frustrated with his feckless attitude toward both work and relationships.

📜 Word Origin

From Scots feckless — feck (“effect, value, efficiency”) + -less (“without”).

💡 Did You Know?

Unlike “reckless,” which implies bold risk, feckless means ineffective and lacking energy or purpose.

🏷️ Related Words

#ineffective #incompetent #aimless #irresponsible #weak #useless

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