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worldly

/ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/
adjective
  1. Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.

    Similar: material, mundane, sublunar

  2. Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters.

    Similar: lay, profane

  3. Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.

    Similar: sophisticated, street-smart

Synonymslay, profane, material, mundane, sublunar, sophisticated
Antonymsclerical, religious, sacred, naive, otherworldly, spiritual
adverb
  1. In a worldly manner.

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