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worldly wise

adjective as in practical

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"You are not very worldly wise, Allan," said his sister with the slightest tinge of contempt in her voice.

In a moment all her good resolutions, all the worldly wise advice of Miss Briggs, all her dullness and despair were forgotten.

That this behaviour was not worldly-wise is true enough, but I know of no commandment enjoining us to be worldly-wise.

Had he been worldly-wise, he would certainly have kept silent and unobtrusive till he had leave to go away again.

They that gave such information to the Queen, spoke as worldly wise men, and as things appeared to have been.

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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to worldly-wise, such as: aware, cosmopolitan, cultivated, cultured, enlightened, and experienced.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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