FECKLESS
ADJECTIVES
► MALLIFUFF silly, paltry, incapable of energetic action, feckless → 1827 Sc.
► NIDDLE-NODDLE trifling, feckless → 1964 Sc.
► PAIDLING aimless, feckless → 1792 Sc.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BLAITIE BUM a lazy or feckless person; an idler (derogatory) → 1540 Sc. obs.
► BUMBLE a lazy or feckless person; an idler → 1786 Sc. obs.
► BUMMILL BATY a lazy or feckless person; an idler → 1568 Sc. obs., derogatory
► HEN-WIFE a feckless. irresponsible, or shiftless female → 1886 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► PISS ARTIST a person who fools about; a feckless or irresponsible person → 1962 colloq.
► WISGAN a stunted, useless, feckless person → 1894 Sc.