feckless

adjective4

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

   • China is “proving to be a feckless friend for its authoritarian allies,” Nicholas Burns, the U.S. ambassador to China under President Joe Biden, wrote on X. — 2026
4. •
   (UK, no longer used) Lacking vitality.