“The thrill of victory, the agony of effete.”
Effete Definition (adjective):
1) degenerate, decadent, snobbish, over-refined the effete, pampered aristocracy who wants things done for them; a group of self-professed, effete intellectuals; tennis is considered by some to be an elitist and effete sport
2) exhausted, purposeless, ineffective, weak, or worn-out macrophages engulf effete red cells; the champion wrestler grew complacent and effete; the authority of the effete, worn-out aristocracy has dwindled considerably
3) effeminate an effete young man; roughneck, macho Sean Connery was anything but effete as James Bond
4) sterile when told she was effete, the young woman decided to adopt
Pronunciation: uh-feet
About the Word: From Latin effetus “exhausted from bearing”