feckless

Meaning of feckless

adjective
  1. lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
    her feckless younger brother

late 16th century: from Scots and northern English dialect feck (from effeck, variant of effect) + -less.

Information about feckless

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of feckless

feck-less

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • feckless is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

feckless synonyms

Meaning inept:

inept

Meaning not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome:

useless

Meaning (of a person) having no good qualities; deserving contempt:

worthless

Meaning not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully:

incompetent

Meaning not achieving maximum productivity; wasting or failing to make the best use of time or resources:

inefficient

Meaning unwilling to work or use energy:

lazy

Meaning (of a person) avoiding work; lazy:

idle

Meaning lazy:

slothful

Meaning wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy:

indolent

Meaning characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition:

shiftless

Meaning lacking courage, vigour, or vivacity:

spiritless

Meaning showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern:

apathetic

Meaning without purpose or direction:

aimless

Meaning not motivated or driven by a strong desire or determination to succeed:

unambitious

Meaning not having or showing initiative or entrepreneurial ability:

unenterprising

Meaning very poor or bad:

lousy

Words that rhyme with feckless

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