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fecklessly — feckless ► ADJECTIVE 1) ineffectual; feeble. 2) unthinking and irresponsible. DERIVATIVES fecklessly adverb fecklessness noun. ORIGIN from Scots and northern English dialect feck, from effeck, variant of EFFECT(Cf. ↑effect) … English terms dictionary
fecklessly — See feckless. * * * … Universalium
fecklessly — adverb In a feckless manner … Wiktionary
fecklessly — adv. feebly, weakly; apathetically, indifferently; ineffectively … English contemporary dictionary
fecklessly — feck·less·ly … English syllables
fecklessly — adverb 1. with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner he performed his functions ineptly • Syn: ↑ineptly • Derived from adjective: ↑feckless, ↑inept (for: ↑ineptly) 2 … Useful english 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
ineptly — adverb 1. with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner (Freq. 1) he performed his functions ineptly • Syn: ↑fecklessly • Derived from adjective: ↑feckless (for: ↑fecklessly), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
feckless — adjective Etymology: Scots, from feck effect, majority, from Middle English (Scots) fek, alteration of Middle English effect Date: circa 1585 1. weak, ineffective 2. worthless, irresponsible • fecklessly adverb • fecklessness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
fecklessness — See fecklessly. * * * … Universalium
