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effete
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having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit<the soft, effete society that marked the final years of the Roman empire>Synonymsdecadent, decayed, degenerate, overripe, washed-upRelated Wordsdecaying, declining, dying, failing, waning; soft, weak; dissolute, immoral
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depleted in strength, energy, or freshness<an effete rock band that had done too many concert tours and sung their old hits too many times>— see weary 1
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lacking bodily strength<the Western ranch takes effete youths from comfortable suburbs and turns them into rugged wranglers>— see weak 1
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lacking strength of will or character<the governor is too effete to take on the powerful special interests that really run this state>— see weak 2
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