— 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, aph. form of effeck (Scots form of EFFECT) + -LESS ]