- 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.
- weak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement
- exhausted of vitality or strength; worn out; spent
- (of animals or plants) no longer capable of reproduction
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