- effetely
- adverb see effete
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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effetely — effete ► ADJECTIVE 1) affected, over refined, and ineffectual. 2) having lost vitality; worn out. DERIVATIVES effetely adverb effeteness noun. ORIGIN Latin effetus worn out by bearing young ; related to FETUS(Cf. ↑fetus) … English terms dictionary
effetely — adjective see effete * * * effeteˈly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑effete * * * effetely adverb Thesaurus: not brave or willing to take riskssynonym describing or relating to men and boys … Useful english dictionary
effetely — See effete. * * * … Universalium
effetely — adverb In an effete manner … Wiktionary
effetely — adv. without energy or vigor; in a decadent manner … English contemporary dictionary
effetely — See: effete … English dictionary
effete — effetely, adv. effeteness, n. /i feet /, adj. 1. lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society. 2. exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out: an effete political force. 3. unable to produce; sterile. [1615 25; < L… … Universalium
effete — adjective Etymology: Latin effetus, from ex + fetus fruitful more at feminine Date: 1660 1. no longer fertile 2. a. having lost character, vitality, or strength < the effete monarchies…of feudal Europe G. M. Trevelyan > b. marked by weakness or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Guinea Bissau War of Independence partof=Portuguese Colonial Wars caption=A PAIGC soldier with an AK 47 date=January 23, 1963 1974 place=Guinea Bissau, Guinea casus=Rise of independence movements in nearby… … Wikipedia
effeteness — See effetely. * * * … Universalium
