The definition of feckless is someone who is ineffective or irresponsible.
(adjective)A person who cannot be trusted to take on responsibility is an example of someone who would be described as feckless.
See feckless in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: Scot < feck (aphetic for effect) + -less
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See feckless in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Scots feck, effect (alteration of effect)
Origin: + -less
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