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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ef•fete (i fēt′),USA pronunciation adj. - lacking in wholesome vigor;
degenerate;
decadent:an effete, overrefined society. - exhausted of vigor or energy;
worn out:an effete political force. - unable to produce;
sterile.
- Latin effēta exhausted from bearing, equivalent. to ef- ef- + fēta having brought forth, feminine past participle of lost verb, verbal; see fetus
- 1615–25
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged enervated, debilitated.
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