Definition of effete

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  • effete is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • effete is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • effete is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of effete

  • affected, overrefined, and effeminate (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the young man spoke in effete, accented English
  • deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective (adjective)

    Examples

    1. fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished

See definition of effete in Merriam Webster