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worldly

/ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/ adverb C2
  1. In a worldly manner.
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I’ve got all my worldly goods in it, but it isn’t heavy.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 16 · C1
Then, holding tightly to the carpet-bag which contained “all her worldly goods,” she followed him into the house.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 29 · C1
A minister mightn’t mind my red hair because he wouldn’t be thinking of such worldly things.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 171 · C1
“He can’t object to my worldly position, so it must be myself that he has this down on.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 110 · C1

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