worldly
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5.8
- adjective
- /ˈwɜrldli/
:
experimentado
- I think it's just someone who's experienced and who is quite worldly wise.
- worldly knowledge
- worldly experience
- worldly person
But what they did was they gave me a well-rounded and worldly perception.
- But what they did was they gave me a well-rounded and worldly perception.
- Not to be equals to them or anything, but just to it's made me a little more worldly, I think in some ways.
- My dear Svetlana, worldly and lively friend, we all miss you, but your spirit lives on in your students and in your brilliant work.
- I think it's just someone who's experienced and who is quite worldly wise.
- If someone was going to do you, they would just get taller and more beautiful and more like worldly and philanthropic and smart.
Examples
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He was a pretty worldly guy, very smart man.
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Not to be equals to them or anything, but just to it's made me a little more worldly, I think in some ways.
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Those public school boys, so worldly.
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You know, my husband is very worldly.
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I'm not worldly like you.
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So he has a worldly view, and that's what I respect.
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It's going to make you a more worldly person because you'll have experienced more of life.
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Everyone seemed wiser and more worldly than us.
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But what they did was they gave me a well-rounded and worldly perception.
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As a worldly traveler, she shared fascinating stories from her journeys around the globe.
Synonyms
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2.1
Showing good judgment from experience
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4.1
A person who has learned a lot about a subject
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6.7
A person who has wide experience of the world and good social manners
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3.5
A person who knows a lot about a subject or the world
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7.4
Experienced and careful about the practical side of life
Antonyms
Compounds
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Worldly comes from world ('the people and life on earth') plus -ly ('related to'), so a worldly person is 'of the world' and has seen much, learning how life and people work.