Monday, November 25, 2013

feckless -- Isabella

feck·less  (fkls)
adj.
1. Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
2. Careless and irresponsible.

[Scots feckeffect (alteration of effect) + -less.]

feckless·ly adv.
feckless·ness n.

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Isabella is no feckless teenager: she is wise beyond her years. 

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