Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worldy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: worldy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of worldly.

noun

Alternative form of worldie (“anything particularly excellent of its kind”).

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"For these worldy advantages you offer, I will sell you my body and my soul."
"Listen to him play a Bach cello suite and you'll grasp its proportionate beauty and the conviction that music transcends all worldy concerns."
"Already on her second marriage when she met Chandler, she was worldy, sexually wise and 18 years his senior, a fact he apparently didn’t know until after they were married."

Etymology

From Middle English worldy, worldi. By surface analysis, world + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: worldy

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

more worldy (comparative) most worldy (superlative) worldies (plural)

Synonyms

worldly

Questions

What does worldy mean?: Synonym of worldly.
Where does worldy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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