feckless

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɛkləs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɛklɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fek′lis)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
feck•less /ˈfɛklɪs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. ineffective;
    incompetent.
  2. having no sense of responsibility;
    lazy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
feck•less  (fek′lis),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. ineffective;
    incompetent;
    futile:feckless attempts to repair the plumbing.
  2. having no sense of responsibility;
    indifferent;
    lazy.
  • origin, originally Scots, equivalent. to feck, late Middle English (Scots) fek, aphetic form of effeck (Scots form of effect) + -less 1590–1600
feck′less•ly, adv. 
feck′less•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
feckless /ˈfɛklɪs/ adj
  1. feeble; weak; ineffectual; irresponsible
Etymology: 16th Century: from obsolete feck value, effect + -lessˈfecklessly adv ˈfecklessness n

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