: possessing a practical and often shrewd understanding of human affairs : worldlysense 2
She was pure but practical, idealistic but worldly-wise. Andy Levin
It's a photographic exhibition, pulling together an exceptionally diverse range of works, from the obvious to some which may surprise the most worldly-wise of old souls. Ian Mansfield
Mabel [Loomis Todd] is quite a woman—complex, resilient, worldly wise, smart and way ahead of her time … Nancye Tuttle
Olympia Dukakis, the self-assured, raspy-voiced actress who often played world-weary and worldly wise characters … Anita Gates