ଅର୍ଥ : Affected, overrefined, and effeminate.
ଉଦାହରଣ :
The young man spoke in effete, accented English.
ଅର୍ଥ : Deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective.
ଉଦାହରଣ :
Fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished.