fecklessness

Example Sentences

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Mr. Chanler-Berat brings a sad sense of insecurity to Evgeny, particularly in the scenes when he addresses his father—who remains unseen—abjectly trying to justify his fecklessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Vance, about the nobility of raising children and the supposed irresponsibility and fecklessness of the childless.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

Hank has failed upward throughout the show, and his fecklessness has, in a very real way, saved his life a couple of times.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2022

There has been a lot of talk, undoubtedly accurate in some cases, about the deposed Afghan political and military elite’s fecklessness and lack of will.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021

Also on the list are the punitive armies of Rome, the fecklessness of Byzantium, Ottoman indifference, and British gunboats.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro