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Bill W

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Feckless comes from Scots dialect (1590s) combining the word "feck" (a shortened for of effect, meaning "value"', "vigor", or "worth") with the suffix "less" (meaning without), literally meaning "without effect" or "Without value".  Popularized by writer Thomas Carlyle, it describes someone as ineffective, irresponsible, weak, or lacking initiative and character, essentially being "without effect or vigor". 

According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED),the word "feckless" was first used in English around 1586.  The earliest evidence cited by the OED is from the writing of John Stewart, a Scottish courtier and writer.  The Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle helped popularize the word. 

Examples of "feckless" used in a sentence: 
"Their shared affection for the warmhearted, feckless Martin is a further bond between them." 
"But when we actually get on TV, we are relatively feckless and ineffective." 
"She can't rely on her feckless son, who prefers to spend his time playing video games." 
"The Jets were feckless on offense last Monday night against the Browns."
"The police were able to make an arrest because the feckless burglar had left his wallet at the scene of the robbery."
"Because so many feckless parents are raising children these days, we shouldn’t be surprised at the number of irresponsible teenagers." 
"Phil is probably the most feckless worker at the company, but he’s so charming and lovable he’s somehow managed to work here for fifteen years." 
"Erin had come to accept the fact that her parents would always think that every boyfriend was a feckless loser, no matter how smart and successful he might be." 
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drpaladin

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Feckless bees are soon eliminated by their brethren.

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Paladin

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47 minutes ago, drpaladin said:

Feckless bees are soon eliminated by their brethren.

I see drones as the feckless bees. Only one chance to show death destroying initiative, but otherwise spending their life being an irresponsible and lacking in initiative burden on the hive.

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Jason Rimbaud

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I can't wait until my new glasses come in with bifocals. I so did not read feckless right/write. Then I read the definition and thought someone lost their mind for a moment. 

Feckless:

Jason commented fecklessly in fabulous Krista's comments. :) 

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