Feckless

"Feckless" is a word that is not used very much. Most people do not know it. Today, you will learn it. You will learn it in a way that will make it easy to remember. Most likely, you will never again have trouble with it.

And we will accomplish all of that in a few short sentences. Here we go.

"Feckless" is a Scottish word that comes from the English word "effect." In the same way that "careless" means without care, "feckless" means without effect.

Other synonyms for feckless are: weak, ineffective, worthless.

Okay, you have learned a new word, and you have learned it well by employing a simple trick. You learned the origin of the word. Once you knew that "feckless" came from "effect," there was no trouble.

Keep that in mind when you study your words. A simple trick can often lighten the load.