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Meaning of word effete from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

effete adjective

Meaning : Affected, overrefined, and effeminate.

Example : The young man spoke in effete, accented English.

Meaning : Deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective.

Example : Fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished.

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