Feckless
adjective
Someone is called feckless when they lack determination or skill and cannot do anything successfully.
He was portrayed as a feckless leader incapable of making tough decisions.
Often appears as...
- feckless individual
- feckless attempt
Usage tips
Disapproving
General, Academic
adjective
Someone is called feckless when they lack determination or skill and cannot do anything successfully.
He was portrayed as a feckless leader incapable of making tough decisions.
Often appears as...
- feckless individual
- feckless attempt
Usage tips
Disapproving
General, Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Feckless carries a negative tone, suggesting incompetence or irresponsibility.
The project failed because of his feckless management.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Skills
Use 'feckless' to criticize character or actions, not lack of concrete skills like playing an instrument.
Their feckless spending left them in debt, not their lack of budgeting skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Use
Best used in informal situations or literature, might be too strong for polite conversation.
In casual chat, calling someone feckless might come off as rude.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Feckless carries a negative tone, suggesting incompetence or irresponsibility.
The project failed because of his feckless management.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Skills
Use 'feckless' to criticize character or actions, not lack of concrete skills like playing an instrument.
Their feckless spending left them in debt, not their lack of budgeting skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Use
Best used in informal situations or literature, might be too strong for polite conversation.
In casual chat, calling someone feckless might come off as rude.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Feckless carries a negative tone, suggesting incompetence or irresponsibility.
The project failed because of his feckless management.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Skills
Use 'feckless' to criticize character or actions, not lack of concrete skills like playing an instrument.
Their feckless spending left them in debt, not their lack of budgeting skills.
Pro Tip 3/3Casual Use
Best used in informal situations or literature, might be too strong for polite conversation.
In casual chat, calling someone feckless might come off as rude.
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Video examples
Colin Grant: The son of...
you conform to the host nation's stereotype of you, of being feckless, work-shy, destined for a life of crime. You are being watched, so confound their expectations of you.
Video examples
Colin Grant: The son of...
you conform to the host nation's stereotype of you, of being feckless, work-shy, destined for a life of crime. You are being watched, so confound their expectations of you.
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Quote examples
Shane Black
American Actor
I love the notion of the feckless sort of knight in tarnished armor who would love to fill the shoes of the legendary hero but just can't. And then find a moment when they do. And I love the idea that there's a myth waiting for each of us to occupy.
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Sean Lock
English Comedian
Here's a message to all the employers out there reading this: if a comedian comes to you having given up comedy and wants a job; don't employ them. They're utterly feckless and incapable of handling any kind of responsibility. Fact.
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Emily Thornberry
British Politician
Whether it's in Jobcentres or in Whitehall, young people are constantly coming up against a narrative that portrays them as lazy and feckless, when in reality nothing could be further from the truth.
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David Hackworth
American Soldier
If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed.
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Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
Dependence is not patriotism. A man does not love his mother if he hangs about her to the point of burdening her with a weak, feckless son.
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James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Besides great climates and lovely beaches, California and Greece share a fondness for dysfunctional politics and feckless budgeting.
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Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
Governments cannot make marriages or turn feckless individuals into responsible citizens. That needs another kind of change agent.
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Martin O'Malley
American Politician
I think that the S.E.C. has been pretty feckless when it comes to reigning in reckless behavior on Wall Street.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
The damage done to U.S. prestige by the feckless, buffoonish George W. Bush will take years to repair.
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Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
The Bay of Pigs became a metaphor for feckless folly and failure.
Quote examples
Shane Black
American Actor
I love the notion of the feckless sort of knight in tarnished armor who would love to fill the shoes of the legendary hero but just can't. And then find a moment when they do. And I love the idea that there's a myth waiting for each of us to occupy.
Quote examples
Sean Lock
English Comedian
Here's a message to all the employers out there reading this: if a comedian comes to you having given up comedy and wants a job; don't employ them. They're utterly feckless and incapable of handling any kind of responsibility. Fact.
Quote examples
Emily Thornberry
British Politician
Whether it's in Jobcentres or in Whitehall, young people are constantly coming up against a narrative that portrays them as lazy and feckless, when in reality nothing could be further from the truth.
Quote examples
David Hackworth
American Soldier
If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed.
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Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
Dependence is not patriotism. A man does not love his mother if he hangs about her to the point of burdening her with a weak, feckless son.
Quote examples
James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Besides great climates and lovely beaches, California and Greece share a fondness for dysfunctional politics and feckless budgeting.
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Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
Governments cannot make marriages or turn feckless individuals into responsible citizens. That needs another kind of change agent.
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Martin O'Malley
American Politician
I think that the S.E.C. has been pretty feckless when it comes to reigning in reckless behavior on Wall Street.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
The damage done to U.S. prestige by the feckless, buffoonish George W. Bush will take years to repair.
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Pat Buchanan
American Journalist
The Bay of Pigs became a metaphor for feckless folly and failure.
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