worldly

Pronunciation: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/

The English word “worldly” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

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.

adverb

In a worldly manner.

Etymology

From Middle English worldly, worldlich, wordly (adjective), from Old English woruldlīċ, worldlīċ, weoroldlīċ (“worldly; earthly; temporal; mundane; secular”), from Proto-Germanic *weraldilīkaz, equivalent to world + -ly. Cognate with Dutch wereldlijk (“worldly; secular”), German Low German weltlik (“worldly”), German weltlich (“worldly”), Danish verdslig (“worldly”), Swedish världslig…

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