worldwise
Meaning
Knowledgeable about the world; worldly-wise; sophisticated; experienced.
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English worldwis, from Old English woruldwīs (“worldwise, worldly-wise, learned”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Middle Dutch wereltwijs (Dutch wereldwijs), Old High German weraltwīs. By surface analysis, world + wise.
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