"worldy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more worldy [comparative], most worldy [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English worldy, worldi. By surface analysis, world + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|worldy}} Middle English worldy, {{m|enm|worldi}} worldi, {{surf|en|world|-y}} By surface analysis, world + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} worldy (comparative more worldy, superlative most worldy)
  1. (rare) Synonym of worldly Tags: rare Synonyms: worldly [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-worldy-en-adj-DTMainGB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: worldies [plural]
Etymology: world + -y, from world-class. Etymology templates: {{af|en|world|-y}} world + -y, {{m|en|world-class}} world-class Head templates: {{en-noun}} worldy (plural worldies)
  1. (UK, slang) Alternative form of worldie (“anything particularly excellent of its kind”) Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: worldie (extra: anything particularly excellent of its kind)
    Sense id: en-worldy-en-noun-qOFVX9Kg Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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