unworldly
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li adjective
1.
not worldly; not seeking material advantage; spiritually minded.
2.
naive; unsophisticated; provincial.
3.
not terrestrial; unearthly.
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unworldly (ʌnˈwɜːldlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not concerned with material values or pursuits |
| 2. | lacking sophistication; naive |
| 3. | not of this earth or world |
| un'worldliness | |
| —n | |
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Unworldly
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example sentences
Celia was well read but unworldly, devout but questioning.
These so-called scholars are a profoundly petty, unworldly and intellectually average lot.
When a human being without amplification makes a sound that is high and loud, it is almost unworldly.
Actors also portray ghosts and other unworldly creatures.
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