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Meaning of effete

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

effete

Pronunciation:/ɪˈfiːt//ɪˈfit/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.

  2. Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

  3. Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.

  4. (of a person) Affected, overrefined