adj
effete
Effete (adj) means exhausted, spent, worn-out.
adj
1
exhausted, spent, worn-out.
2
Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
3
Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
4
Affected, overrefined.
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Etymology
From Latin effētus (“exhausted”, literally “that has given birth”), 1620s.
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What is the meaning of effete?
"effete" (adj) means exhausted, spent, worn-out.
What are the different meanings of effete?
"effete" has 3 main meanings: 1. exhausted, spent, worn-out; 2. Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent; 3. Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.