asthenic vs effete

asthenic

adj
  • Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating. 

noun
  • A person who has asthenia. 

effete

adj
  • Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent. 

  • Decadent, weak through self-indulgence. 

  • Affected, overrefined. 

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