Lo ! heretofore they were effete with luxury

Lo ! heretofore they were effete with luxury

But the Cameron government s approach is more sinister than the old right wing tactic of taking aim at disciplines that can be derided as effete.

In the United States, the word liberal, in the mouths of populist radio hosts and right wing politicians, has become almost synonymous with effete East Coast snob or, worse, New York intellectual.