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effete

adjective /ɪfit/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 12
Definitions
adjective

affected, overrefined, and effeminate

“the young man spoke in effete, accented English”

adjective

deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective

“fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished”

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