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worldly

2 syllables · also worldlier, worldliest

Quick answer

As an adjective, worldly means concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual. As an adverb, it means in a worldly manner.

Meanings of worldly

5 meanings

Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters.
Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.
Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
“worldly goods and advancement”
“temporal possessions of the church”
Similar: secular, temporal