Effete and Husky

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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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Husky is an antonym for effete.

Husky adjective - Strongly and heavily built.

Usage example: a husky weight lifter

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Effete is an antonym for husky.

Nearby Words: husked, huskily

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Husky and Effete. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effete/husky

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