单词 | effete |
释义 | Word Frequency effete(ɪˈfiːt) adjective 1. weak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement an effete academic 2. exhausted of vitality or strength; worn out; spent 3. (of animals or plants) no longer capable of reproduction Derived forms effetely (efˈfetely) adverb effeteness (efˈfeteness) noun Word origin C17: from Latin effētus having produced young, hence, exhausted by bearing, from fētus having brought forth; see fetus |
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