"worldly-wise" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more worldly-wise [comparative], most worldly-wise [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} worldly-wise (comparative more worldly-wise, superlative most worldly-wise)
  1. Experienced in the ways of the world; sophisticated and cosmopolitan. Synonyms: worldlywise, worldly wise Translations (experienced in the ways of the world): wereldwijs (Dutch), weltklug (German), wyrobiony (Polish), быва́лый (byvályj) (Russian), världsklok (Swedish), världsvan (Swedish), erfaren (Swedish)

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