adjective.
Characterized by extreme refinement or self-indulgence, often to the point of unworldiness or decadence:
adjective.
Having or reflecting an attitude of social superiority; pretentious or snobbish.
adjective.
Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted.
adjective.
Effeminate.
adjective.
No longer productive; infertile.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Past bearing; functionless, as a result of age or exhaustion.
Hence Having the energies worn out or exhausted; become incapable of efficient action; barren of results.
Synonyms Unproductive, unfruitful, unprolific.
Spent, worn out.
An obsolete spelling of effete.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren; sterile.
adjective.
Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
adjective.
Of people: lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
adjective.Decadent, self-indulgent.
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adjective.
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
Word Usage
"The anti-intellectualism that is popular in political and social discourse in this country when referring to the "effete European culture" that puts a high premium on learning and our instant gratification mentality that stems from our over-commercialized society discourages and disparages the kind of hard, persistent, and concentrated work that produces good learning, not just test taking."