fecklessly

1. 1.

   with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner

   “he performed his functions ineptly”

   Synonymsineptly
2. 2.

   in a feckless manner; irresponsibly and incompetently

Questions about fecklessly

What does fecklessly mean?

fecklessly means "with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fecklessly?

fecklessly has 3 syllables: fec-kles-sly. The stress falls on "fec".

What is another word for fecklessly?

Close synonyms include ineptly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fecklessly a common word?

fecklessly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.