adjective
1.
Synonyms: sterile 1, barren, impotent, infecund, infertile, unfruitful
2.
having lost energy or drive
effete, weary, burned-out revolutionaries
Synonyms: all in, bleary, ||clapped-out, depleted, done, done in, drained, exhausted, far-gone, spent, used up, washed-out, worn-out
Related Word: consumed; debilitated, enfeebled, fatigued
Idioms: on one's last legs, out on one's feet
Contrasted words: alive, lively, vigorous, vital
3.
having lost character
a soft, effete society
Synonyms: decadent, decayed, degenerate, overripe
Related Word: decaying, declining; soft, weak; dissolute, immoral