"worldly-wise" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more worldly-wise [comparative], most worldly-wise [superlative]
Etymology: Compare the synonym worldwise, which has cognates in various West-Germanic languages. 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: worldwise, 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)

Alternative forms

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