Capable and Effete

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Capable

Capable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
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Effete is an antonym for capable.
Nearby Words: capability, capably

Effete

Effete adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Usage example: the Western ranch takes effete youths from comfortable suburbs and turns them into rugged wranglers
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Capable is an antonym for effete in topics: spoiled, unproductive.
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  • Literature / Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Fairy society is a very dark parody of Imperial aristocracy; effete, shallow, literally detached from the real world, unconcerned with their effect on lesser beings and capable of extraordinary evil while thinking they're helping humanity.
    Source: Literature / Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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