worldly-wise
adjective /ˌwɜːld.liˈwaɪz/
/ˌwɝːld-/ Definition
› experienced in the ways in which people behave and able to deal with most situations: Tyler is remarkably worldly-wise for such a young girl.Experienced
(Definition of worldly-wise adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- a man/woman of the world idiom
- cosmopolitan adjective
- cosmopolitan noun
- experienced adjective
- have been around the ridges idiom
- leading hand noun
- old-timer noun
- practised adjective
- sea dog noun
- seasoned adjective
- sophisticate noun
- sophisticated adjective
- sophistication noun
- take to sth like a duck to water idiom
- teach your grandmother to suck eggs idiom
- urbane adjective
- veteran adjective
- veteran noun
- warhorse noun (PERSON)
- worldly adjective (PRACTICAL)
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