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Effete
English
Etymology
From the Latin efftus, meaning worn out or exhausted.
Adjective
effete
- Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted
- the final, effete period of the baroque style
- Marked by self-indulgence, triviality, or decadence
- an effete group of self-professed intellectuals
- Overrefined; effeminate
- No longer productive; infertile
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