effete
31effete — adj. 1 feeble and incapable. 2 worn out; exhausted of its essential quality or vitality. Derivatives: effeteness n. Etymology: L effetus worn out by bearing young (as EX (1), FOETUS) …
32effete civilization — civilization in decline, decadent culture …
33effetely — effete ► ADJECTIVE 1) affected, over refined, and ineffectual. 2) having lost vitality; worn out. DERIVATIVES effetely adverb effeteness noun. ORIGIN Latin effetus worn out by bearing young ; related to FETUS(Cf. ↑fetus) …
34effeteness — effete ► ADJECTIVE 1) affected, over refined, and ineffectual. 2) having lost vitality; worn out. DERIVATIVES effetely adverb effeteness noun. ORIGIN Latin effetus worn out by bearing young ; related to FETUS(Cf. ↑fetus) …
35ef|fete´ness — ef|fete «ih FEET», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. no longer able to produce; worn out; exhausted; decadent: »During the Middle Ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete. The critic takes the measure of our abundance…and writes at white heat… …
36ef|fete´ly — ef|fete «ih FEET», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. no longer able to produce; worn out; exhausted; decadent: »During the Middle Ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete. The critic takes the measure of our abundance…and writes at white heat… …
37ef|fete — «ih FEET», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. no longer able to produce; worn out; exhausted; decadent: »During the Middle Ages, Greek civilization declined and became effete. The critic takes the measure of our abundance…and writes at white heat of our… …
38effetely — adjective see effete * * * effeteˈly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑effete * * * effetely adverb Thesaurus: not brave or willing to take riskssynonym describing or relating to men and boys …
39The Acharnians — The tipsy god: sculpture by Michelangelo. The Dramatis Personae in ancient comedy depends on interpretation of textual evidence.[1] This list is based on Alan Sommerstein s translation.[2] …
40effeteness — noun see effete * * * effeteˈness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑effete …
