English Explanatory Dictionary

exolete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That has gone out of use; disused, obsolete.
  2. That has lost its virtue; effete, insipid.
  3. (of flowers) Faded.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛksəliːt/

Word forms

exolete exolet

Etymology

From the Latin exolētus, the perfect passive participle of exolescō, from ex + olēscō (from oleō + -ēscō).

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