worldly-wise

1. 1.

   experienced in and wise to the ways of the world

   Similarsophisticated

Questions about worldly-wise

What does worldly-wise mean?

worldly-wise means "experienced in and wise to the ways of the world".

How many syllables are in worldly-wise?

worldly-wise has 3 syllables: world-ly--wise. The stress falls on "world".

Is worldly-wise a common word?

worldly-wise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.