effete
21effete — ef|fete [ ı fit ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY not strong or brave, or weak in moral character a. used about a man who looks or behaves like a woman ╾ ef|fete|ly adverb …
22effete — [17] Latin effētus meant literally ‘that has given birth’. It was a compound adjective, based on the prefix ex ‘out’ and fētus ‘childbearing, offspring’ (source of English foetus). Its use spread metaphorically first to ‘worn out by giving birth’ …
23effete — ef·fete || ɪ fiËt adj. degenerate, decadent; worn out, exhausted …
24effete — [ɪ fi:t] adjective 1》 affected, over refined, and ineffectual. ↘(of a man) weak or effeminate. 2》 no longer capable of effective action. Derivatives effetely adverb effeteness noun Origin C17: from L. effetus worn out by bearing young ;… …
25effete — a. 1. Barren, unprolific, unfruitful, fruitless, addle. 2. Decayed, spent, exhausted, wasted, worn out …
26effete — adj 1. weakened, enfeebled, enervated, devitalized, drained, worn out, used up, played out, burned out, spent; weak, feeble, powerless. 2. decadent, degenerate, corrupt, dissolute, dissipated, depraved, debauched, deteriorated, degraded, debased …
27effete — ef·fete …
28effete — UK [ɪˈfiːt] / US [ɪˈfɪt] adjective mainly literary a) not strong or brave, or weak in moral character b) used about a man who looks or behaves like a woman Derived word: effetely adverb …
29effete — a. degenerated; sterile; worn out …
30effete — [17] Latin effētus meant literally ‘that has given birth’. It was a compound adjective, based on the prefix ex ‘out’ and fētus ‘childbearing, offspring’ (source of English foetus). Its use spread metaphorically first to ‘worn out by giving birth’ …
