Jiang considers himself a worldly-wise intellectual. From Wordnik.com. [Talking Past Each Other] Reference
Darian shrugged and tried to look weary and worldly-wise. From Wordnik.com. [Owlsight]
But Kellen wasn't worldly-wise enough yet to catch a hint. From Wordnik.com. [The Outstretched Shadow] Reference
He could not resist teasing her, she looked so worldly-wise. From Wordnik.com. [The Tiger in the Smoke]
Most of these worldly-wise counsels were not given directly to. From Wordnik.com. [Jennie Gerhardt] Reference
Casca found he liked the worldly-wise and civilized "Tentmaker.". From Wordnik.com. [The Eternal Mercenary]
Johnny seemed much more expert and worldly-wise than either of us. From Wordnik.com. [On the Stairs] Reference
Here the wife exclaimed, “How worldly-wise these English are!”. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery] Reference
Perhaps if I'd had my period of exiteia I would be more worldly-wise. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]
The worldly-wise warnings are after all in the interests of true friendship. From Wordnik.com. [Friendship] Reference
He had been drinking heavily but was still at the witty and worldly-wise phase. From Wordnik.com. [How to talk right Chap12] Reference
It is full of shrewd, and prudent, and wise, sometimes almost worldly-wise, counsel. From Wordnik.com. [Friendship] Reference
They are worldly-wise to a proverb, and yet wildly susceptible to poetry and romance. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science] Reference
There was Maecenas, well-bred and worldly-wise, the pillar and ornament of his fortunes. From Wordnik.com. [Horace and His Influence] Reference
"I am not educated, I am not worldly-wise or experiential-wise, but I know what's true.". From Wordnik.com. [Mike Bonifer: Sister Dottie vs. The Mormon Church] Reference
Once upon a time, journalists were thought to be worldly-wise, tough-minded and cynical. From Wordnik.com. [The New Soft-Bitten Journalists] Reference
Being cynical and worldly-wise is part of being a college student, but this just makes me sad. From Wordnik.com. ["Diamonds Or Pearls" Girl Slams CNN] Reference
His first hot intention of turning his back on Schwarz soon yielded to more worldly-wise thoughts. From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Guest] Reference
The unfortunate thing is that most men, who begin with the prudential worldly-wise philosophy, end there. From Wordnik.com. [Friendship] Reference
A power has stood here which by its freedom has set at defiance the customary calculation of the worldly-wise. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860] Reference
On the contrary, he was humorous, practical, and worldly-wise; very fond of field sports and athletic exercises. From Wordnik.com. [English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction] Reference
Here was something that needed investigation, and might possibly in its issue, interfere with my worldly-wise policy. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
He only regretted that she should live under the same roof with such a worldly-wise man as Bartoline Saddletree, whom. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Mid-Lothian] Reference
Well, perhaps not worldly-wise, not wise enough to know how snib locks and human minds worked, but wise in other ways. From Wordnik.com. [Strip Jack]
Then he stood still, looked up, shrugged his shoulders, and remarked in an absurdly worldly-wise tone, "Those grapes are sour!". From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
By contrast is the more worldly-wise Watsa and his Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc., which made a fortune for their shareholders. From Wordnik.com. [Diane Francis: Warren Buffett wrong again] Reference
This might — let it be repeated — have awakened some little vague mistrust in a man more worldly-wise than the Golden Dustman. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mutual Friend] Reference
As to this, Luther adds: 'I leave that to the worldly-wise; I, as a theologian, can only say, Abstain from all appearance of evil.'. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Luther] Reference
"My dear Tony, all women are more or less creatures of impulse, liable to do the most unexpected and quixotic things," her worldly-wise. From Wordnik.com. [Bandit Love] Reference
In fact, hitch-hikers in my experience, have tended to be nice people — often worldly-wise, though maybe a little down on their luck. From Wordnik.com. [Hitch-Hiker's Guide to a Better Society: Bring Back the Thumb!] Reference
"The problem," writes Atilla Yesilada in a recent report by EuroSource, a New York think tank, "is that Erdogan is not a worldly-wise man.". From Wordnik.com. [A GOOD EUROPEAN?] Reference
The unexpected appearance of this personage, the offer of this huge sum of money, were enough to excite a woman more worldly-wise than she. From Wordnik.com. [The Curly-Haired Hen] Reference
These letters, which ran through six numbers -- the last in November 7th of the same year -- are contributions of the worldly-wise order, cynical, satirical, and shrewd. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Like the novel itself, this parody of an Olympian father by a worldly-wise son is an affectionately bemused, sometimes snarky, always engaging declaration of independence. From Wordnik.com. [A Son's Solution: Make Pop Art] Reference
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