Difference between Inept and Feckless

What is the difference between Inept and Feckless?

Inept as an adjective is not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence while Feckless as an adjective is lacking purpose.

Inept

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence Unfit; unsuitable

Example sentence: Ooh, it's too embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets - although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well-received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so inept.

Feckless

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lacking purpose.Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.Lacking vitality.

We hope you now know whether to use Inept or Feckless in your sentence.

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