worldly

English

/ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/

adj
Definitions
  • Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
  • Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters.
  • Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English worldly inherited from Old English woruldlīċ inherited from Proto-Germanic *weraldilīkaz suffix from English world.

Origin

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