Vocabulary Word
Word: effete
Definition: having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
Definition: having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
Sentences Containing 'effete'
My auxiliaries are the dews and rains which water this dry soil, and what fertility is in the soil itself, which for the most part is lean and effete.
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