Smart
Smart adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.
Usage example: a novelist who got much of the material for his works by hanging out with the smart set
Worldly-wise and smart are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worldly-wise" instead an adjective "Smart".
Worldly-wise
Worldly-wise adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.
Usage example: her long career as a globe-trotting journalist has made her very worldly-wise and even a little jaded
Smart and worldly-wise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Smart" instead an adjective phrase "Worldly-wise".
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Both words in one sentence
- Brainless Beauty/Dumb Blonde: Princess Tulip Morningstar — but only because she wasn't given the chance to become worldly-wise and book smart, which would have made her a much happier person.
Source: Literature / A Tale of
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