worldwise
worldwise · more worldwise · most worldwise
Knowledgeable about the worldKnowledgeable about the world; worldly-wise; sophisticated; experienced.
Meaning
1 sensesKnowledgeable about the world; worldly-wise; sophisticated; experienced.
Origin
From Middle English worldwis, from Old English woruldwīs (“worldwise, worldly-wise, learneFrom Middle English worldwis, from Old English woruldwīs (“worldwise, worldly-wise, learned”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Middle Dutch wereltwijs (Dutch wereldwijs), Old High German weraltwīs. By surface analysis, world + wise.
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Forms
more worldwise, most worldwise| Comparative | more worldwise Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most worldwise Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedworldwisdom
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form