- worldly-wise
- ADJ-GRADEDIf you describe someone as worldly-wise, you mean they are experienced and know about the practical or social aspects of life, and are not easily shocked or impressed.
English dictionary. 2008.
worldly-wise
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worldly-wise — adjective a worldly wise person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Worldly-wise — World ly wise , a. Wise in regard to things of this world. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worldly-wise — worldly, *sophisticated, blasé, disillusioned … New Dictionary of Synonyms
worldly-wise — [wʉrld′lēwīz′] adj. wise in the ways or affairs of the world; sophisticated … English World dictionary
worldly-wise — [ US ˈÂ|Â| Â|] adj having a lot of experience and knowledge about life so that you are not easily shocked or deceived ≠ naïve … Dictionary of contemporary English
worldly-wise — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having sufficient experience not to be easily shocked or deceived … English terms dictionary
worldly-wise — UK / US adjective a worldly wise person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life Cara was more worldly wise than her friends … English dictionary
worldly wise — knowing how to survive, having street smarts You ve lived on the streets of LA. You re worldly wise. You re hip … English idioms
worldly-wise — adj sophisticated, cosmopolitan, Sl. cosmo, urbane; knowing, Sl. wise, wise in the ways of the world, Sl. been around; worldly, Fr. au courant, Sl. hip, Sl. cool, Sl. with it … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
worldly wise — Synonyms and related words: blase, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, experienced, knowing, mature, matured, not born yesterday, old, practiced, ripe, ripened, sagacious, seasoned, sophisticated, tried, tried and true, veteran, world wise, worldly … Moby Thesaurus
