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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
When you call someone "worldly"
Is it a complimentary thing to call somebody worldly?
As the dictionary I referred to has indicated,
it means that somebody's experienced and mature enough to both think, behave and act on a wise and appropriate way( I translated the definition the best I could).
So is it USUALLY a compliment? I mean usually, I understand that it may be a case of both compliment and insult due to the way it's applied. I just want to know if saying somebody's worldly to that person's face will possibly offend him/er.
As the dictionary I referred to has indicated,
it means that somebody's experienced and mature enough to both think, behave and act on a wise and appropriate way( I translated the definition the best I could).
So is it USUALLY a compliment? I mean usually, I understand that it may be a case of both compliment and insult due to the way it's applied. I just want to know if saying somebody's worldly to that person's face will possibly offend him/er.
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If you called me worldly I'd take it as a compliment. You think I've got my feet on the ground and not my head in the air. Rover
- If you called me worldly I'd take it as a compliment.
- You think I've got my feet on the ground and not my head in the air.
- Rover
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If you called me worldly I'd take it as a compliment.
You think I've got my feet on the ground and not my head in the air.
Rover
If you called me worldly I'd take it as a compliment.
You think I've got my feet on the ground and not my head in the air.
Rover
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I would be better not to use this word when describing a person. It means experienced, and so forth, but this can have an implied prurient context.
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I, myself, would take no offence.
But someone who is deeply religious might. It would depend on their religious beliefs - especially religions that look for rewards in heaven rather than on earth. If you called such a person worldly, you mean that they think more of the material things than spiritual things.
Frequently "worldly and wise" go together.
My grandfather is world
But someone who is deeply religious might. It would depend on their religious beliefs - especially religions that look for rewards in heaven rather than on earth. If you called such a person worldly, you mean that they think more of the material things than spiritual things.
Frequently "worldly and wise" go together.
My grandfather is world
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