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effete

The correct spelling is effete.

How to pronounce effete

/ɪˈfiːt/
adjective

IPA: /ɪˈfiːt/

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The correct spelling is effete. Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.

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Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
  2. 2.Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
  3. 3.Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
  4. 4.(of a person) Affected, overrefined

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