Though he is so worldly-wise, he is still very young.
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Worldly-wise
Synonyms for "worldly-wise" (20 found)
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Related words (10)
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7 translations across 5 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- wereldwijs adj (experienced in the ways of the world)
German
1 entries- weltklug adj (experienced in the ways of the world)
Polish
1 entries- wyrobiony adj (experienced in the ways of the world)
Russian
1 entries- быва́лый adj (experienced in the ways of the world)
Swedish
3 entries- erfaren adj (experienced in the ways of the world)
- världsklok adj (experienced in the ways of the world)
- världsvan adj (experienced in the ways of the world)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
I had a natural African American impulse to let this worldlywise middle-aged black woman's maternalism wash over me. And as a post-civil rights African American, I assumed that it was a white audience's job to follow suit.
Source: wiktionary
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