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Effet [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The common newt; -- called also asker, eft, evat, and ewt.

Effete [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Barren; not capable of producing young, as

2. animal, or fruit, as the earth. An animal becomes effete by losing the power of conception. The earth may be rendered effete by drouth, or by exhaustion of fertility.

3. Worn out with age; as effete sensuality.

Effete [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren; sterile.