effete
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Is effete a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (obsolete, of substances, quantities etc) exhausted, spent, worn-out.Examples: "Nature is not effœte, as he saith, or so lavish, to bestow all her gifts upon an age, but hath reserved some for posterity, to shew her power, that she is still the same, and not old or consumed."Synonyms: low, used up, consumed, depleted, done up, effete, exhausted, expendedobsolete
2. (of a person) Affected, overrefined.Examples: "The Port Washington players all wear matching socks and shorts and tucked-in shirts. They look sharp but effete, a mannequinish aspect to them."Synonyms: fey, pretentious, stilted, affected, effete, fey, recherché, hoity-toity
Definition source: Wiktionary