English to French Meaning of feckless - incapable

Feckless :

incapable

adjective

sans espoir, impuissant, incapable, solitaire, terne, boiter, apprivoiser, perdre connaissance, faible, infructueux, néant, abortif, sans timbre

Feckless :: incapableFecklessly :: fecklesslyFecklessness :: inconséquence

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Definitions of feckless in English

Adjective(1) not fit to assume responsibility(2) generally incompetent and ineffectual

Examples of feckless in English

(1) Unruly pupils and feckless parents went with the territory.(2) There are feckless and irresponsible young fathers out there.(3) Now, after seven years in reform school, he is adjusting to life on the outside in the company of his feckless father.(4) Their shared affection for the warmhearted, feckless Martin is a further bond between them.(5) Many headteachers will feel that such a role could undermine the need to establish a constructive relationship with parents, however feckless and irresponsible they may be.(6) Ever year they spew out a healthy amount of guileless, enthusiastic, hard working feckless idiots, ready to be put to work by their seniors.(7) The other villain of course is the absent, feckless father.(8) I don't think it's because Glasgow people are particularly feckless .(9) Well, his millionaire dad stipulated in his will that the feckless Josh wasn't to get a penny of his inheritance unless he wrote a bestseller.(10) Either they are feckless and troublesome, or they are being handed exams on a plate.(11) Young Henry, though, was ever feckless and irresponsible, concerned to cut a fine chivalric figure but utterly uninterested in the serious business of government.(12) Your feckless neighbour, however, will get the full range of government help.(13) Working in Carnaby Street would exacerbate my ire, because it attracts all sorts of feckless tourists.(14) When they do eventually arrive here, feckless ministers like to lecture us on how we should conduct our business.(15) But when we actually get on TV, we are relatively feckless and ineffective.(16) He's not just slobby - he's feckless , almost amoral and as a result Rachel becomes a moral compass for him as much as a lead for the film.

Related Phrases of feckless

(1) feckless ::

incapable

Related Phrases of feckless

(1) feckless ::

incapable

Synonyms

Adjective

1. useless ::

inutile

2. worthless ::

vain

3. incompetent ::

incompétent

4. inept ::

inepte

5. good-for-nothing ::

bon à rien

6. ne'er-do-well ::

vaurien bien

7. lazy ::

paresseux

8. idle ::

tourner au ralenti

9. slothful ::

paresseux

10. indolent ::

indolent

11. irresponsible ::

irresponsable

12. shiftless ::

paresseux

13. no-good ::

pas bien

14. no-account ::

Pas de compte

Antonyms

1. effective ::

efficace

2. effectual ::

efficace

3. efficacious ::

efficace

4. efficient ::

efficace

5. expedient ::

opportun

Different Forms

feckless, fecklessly, fecklessness

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