The meaning of Effete
Effete – definition
adjectiveAffected, over-refined, and ineffectual.
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Effete trendies from art collegeadjectiveAffected and overly refined.
Usage examples:
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Word origin
early 17th century (in the sense ‘no longer fertile’): from Latin effetus ‘worn out by bearing young’, from ex- ‘out’ + fetus ‘breeding’; related to fetus.
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