Effete

adjective

/ɪˈfiːt/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

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

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

3.adjectiveDecadent, weak through self-indulgence.

4.adjective(of a person) Affected, overrefined

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