As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
blase, worldly
(adjective) very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; âthe blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as âthe pondââ; âthe benefits of his worldly wisdomâ
worldly, secular, temporal
(adjective) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; âworldly goods and advancementâ; âtemporal possessions of the churchâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
worldliest
superlative form of worldly: most worldly
Source: Wiktionary
World"ly, a. Etym: [AS. woroldlic.]
1. Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions. "I thus neglecting worldly ends." Shak. Many years it hath continued, standing by no other worldly mean but that one only hand which erected it. Hooker.
2. Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men. With his soul fled all my worldly solace. Shak.
3. Lay, as opposed to clerical. [Obs.] Chaucer.
World"ly, adv.
Definition: With relation to this life; in a worldly manner. Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.