The once-mighty empire had grown effete, bloated with luxury and devoid of vigor.
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Effete
/ɪˈfit/
Synonyms for "effete" (220 found)
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incapacitatedineffectiveineffectualinefficaciousinexcitableinfecundinfertileinoperativeinsipidinvalidjadedjejunelaid lowlanguidlanguishinglanguorousleadenlifelesslimberlimp
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listlesslow spiritedlow-spiritedlustlessmarcescentmarrowlessnervelessnugaciousnugatoryof no forceoutoverripepalepallidpedestrianpiningpithlessplayed outploddingpointlesspokyponderouspoopedpowerlesspreciousregressiveretrograderetrogressiverubberyrun downrun-downsaplesssappedshottenshrivelingsinewlesssinkingslackslidingslippingslowslumpingsoftsolemnspentspinelessspiritlesssterilestiffstodgystrengthlessstuffysubsidingsuperficialtabetictastelesstedioustiredunavailingunfruitfulunhardenedunlivelyunnervedunstrungused upuselessvainvapidwaningwashed-outwastedwastingweakweakenedweaklywiltingwitheringwoodenwornworn awayworn outworn-outworsening
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4 entriesCollocations
6 entrieseffete aristocracyeffete bureaucracyeffete cultureeffete eliteseffete establishmenteffete intellectuals
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2 entriesmore effetemost effete
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2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
His effete manners and delicate gestures made him seem out of place among the rugged sailors.
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The critics dismissed the film as an effete imitation of earlier, bolder works.
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The aristocracy had become effete, living off inherited wealth and outdated traditions.
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