Effete
Effete adjective - Having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit.
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It was an effective touch by artist Sy Barry as the accessory was obviously intended to affect a superior, haughty air, and when used by a fat, barbaric paramilitary type, very effete.
Source: Good Smoking, Evil Smoking
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