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Thursday, 5 January 2012

Entry:   effete (adj.)

Definition:    Of strength, vital power: Spent, worn out.


Other:   Now also used to indicate effeminate, though that reading doesn’t seem plausible in this context.

SNOOT score:  1 (I’ve definitely heard this one in conversation)

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Source: Oxford English Dictionary 

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