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1. (adj.) effete
lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent:
an effete, overrefined society.
2. effete
exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out.
3. effete
unable to produce; sterile.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L effēta exhausted from bearing =ef-ef - +fēta having given birth, fem. ptp. of lost v.; see fetus)
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1. (adj) decadent, effete
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
"a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"
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1. (adj) effete
no longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren; sterile
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