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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old-worldly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
old--world-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

old-fashioned, reminiscent of a bygone era.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more old-worldly (comparative) most old-worldly (superlative)

Questions

What does old-worldly mean?
old-fashioned, reminiscent of a bygone era.

How to pronounce old-worldly

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