effete

Adjective
  1. Affected, overrefined, and effeminate (synset 301955070)
    "the young man spoke in effete, accented English"
    similar to: refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
  2. Deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective (synset 301830584)
    "fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished"
    similar to: impotent - lacking power or ability

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