unworldly
pronunciation
How to pronounce unworldly in British English:
UK [ʌnˈwɜ:ldli]
How to pronounce unworldly in American English:
US [ʌnˈwɜrldli]
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- Adjective:
- not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
- not wise in the ways of the world
Word Origin
- unworldly (adj.)
- 1707, from un- (1) "not" + worldly (adj.). Related: Unworldliness.
Example
- 1. Leo is flamboyant , domineering ; pisces is unworldly and mystical .
- 2. Henry james senior encouraged his children to be serious but not lugubrious to be ambitions but unworldly .
- 3. Some people laugh at me too crazy , trapped in the characters , unworldly .
- 4. This makes the green scene heroic , both unworldly and faintly annoying .
- 5. To portray him out of context could make him appear naive and unworldly .