Effete
adjective | /effete/
Lacking vitality or strength; sometimes, especially in literary use, over-refined or decadent.
Effete
adjective | /effete/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDLacking vitality or strength; sometimes, especially in literary use, over-refined or decadent.
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"Critics dismissed the regime as effete and unable to respond to change. Means: Critics considered the regime weak and lacking the energy to adapt."
"The novel portrays an effete aristocracy clinging to old privileges. Means: The novel depicts an exhausted, decadent upper class holding on to its traditional advantages."
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Picture an exhausted figure whose energy has been used up: effete means depleted or weak.
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