Definition of EFFETE

effete

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
    • "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"

Adj

  • exhausted, spent, worn-out.
  • Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
  • Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
  • Affected, overrefined.

Adjective

  • Lacking vigor, worn out, or decadent.

Examples

  • After a marathon Words With Friends session, his vocabulary felt EFFETE.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin effētus (“exhausted”, literally “that has given birth”), 1620s.

Scrabble Score: 12

effete: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
effete: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
effete: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

effete: valid Words With Friends Word