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Word: Effete
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘no longer fertile’): from Latin effetus ‘worn out by bearing young’, from ex- ‘out’ + fetus ‘breeding’; related to fetus
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈfiːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
affected and overly refined
Short Definition:affected and over-refined
Examples:- effete trendies from art college
- he chatted away, exercising his rather effete charm
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