worldly-wise
worldly-wise · more worldly-wise · most worldly-wise
бывалый
weltklug
Experienced in the ways of the worldExperienced in the ways of the world; sophisticated and cosmopolitan.
Meaning
1 sensesExperienced in the ways of the world; sophisticated and cosmopolitan.
weltklug
быва́лыйbyvályj
experienced in and wise to the ways of the world
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
experienced in the ways of the world:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
experienced in the ways of the world:
Origin
Compare the synonym worldwise, which has cognates in various West-Germanic languages.Compare the synonym worldwise, which has cognates in various West-Germanic languages.
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Forms
more worldly-wise, most worldly-wise| Comparative | more worldly-wise Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most worldly-wise Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.