Effete
Effete adjective - Lacking strength of will or character.
Usage example: the governor is too effete to take on the powerful special interests that really run this state
Mutual synonyms
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Flabby and Effete. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effete/flabby
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