feckless feck·less adj

feckless feck·less adj
['fɛklɪs]
irresponsabile, incosciente

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  • feckless — feck•less [[t]ˈfɛk lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) ineffective; incompetent; futile 2) having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy • Etymology: 1590–1600; orig. Scots, form of effect feck′less•ly, adv. feck′less•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • feckless — feck|less [ˈfekləs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Scottish English; Origin: feck effect, larger part , from effect] lacking determination, and not achieving anything in your life ▪ Alice s feckless younger brother >fecklessly adv >fecklessness n… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • feckless — [fek′lis] adj. [Scot < feck (aphetic for EFFECT) + LESS] 1. weak; ineffective 2. careless; irresponsible fecklessly adv. fecklessness n …   English World dictionary

  • feckless — fecklessly, adv. fecklessness, n. /fek lis/, adj. 1. ineffective; incompetent; futile: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing. 2. having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy. [1590 1600; orig. Scots, equiv. to feck, late ME (Scots) fek …   Universalium

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