Search Result:worldly


KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋwFldlI 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊwәːldli 〕


Overview of adj worldly

The adj worldly has 2 senses


  • worldly, secular, temporal -- (characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church")

  • blase, worldly -- (very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom")