feckless

About 0.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Lacking purpose.
2. adjective Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
3. adjective Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
4. adjective Lacking vitality.

Similar words

inept incompetent irresponsible reckless unaccountable aimless directionless pointless purposeless mindless

Often followed by

and as young father or husband to in son

Word family

fecklessly fecklessness fecklessnesses