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effete
adjective
Deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective
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ɪˈfiːt
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adjective
Deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective
“Fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished”
adjective
Affected, overrefined, and effeminate
“The young man spoke in effete, accented English”
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Fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished
The young man spoke in effete, accented English
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