worldly-wise
121sophisticate — [14] As those who hanker for the ancestral meanings of words never tire of pointing out, sophisticated originally meant ‘adulterated, corrupted’. The modern approbatory sense ‘worldly wise, cultured’ did not emerge (via an intermediate ‘lacking… …
122man of the world — n. A worldly wise person; a sophisticate. [WordNet 1.5] …
123been around — phrasal gone through many varied experiences ; become worldly wise …
124blasé — also blase adjective Etymology: French Date: 1819 1. apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment ; world weary 2. sophisticated, worldly wise …
125man of the world — Date: 15th century a practical or worldly wise man of wide experience …
126unsophisticated — adjective Date: 1630 not sophisticated: as a. not changed or corrupted ; genuine b. (1) not worldly wise ; lacking social or economic sophistication (2) lacking complexity of structure ; simple, straightforward < an unsophisticated analysis > …
127sophisticate — I. transitive verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin sophisticatus, past participle of sophisticare, from Latin sophisticus sophistic, from Greek sophistikos, from sophistēs sophist Date: 15th century 1. to alter… …
128Catherine II of Russia — Infobox Russian Royalty|monarch name =Catherine II the Great title =Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias caption = reign =June 28, 1762 – November 17, 1796 25 December, 1761 – 28 June, 1762 reign type =Reign Consort coronation =September 12,… …
