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effete
adjective(ef-fete)
affected, overrefined, and effeminate
Examples:
The young man spoke in effete, accented English.
effete
adjective(ef-fete)
deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective
Examples:
Fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished.

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