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How to pronounce unworldly in English?

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Synonyms unsophisticated


this helplessly unworldly woman.
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was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards.

Examples of unworldly

unworldly
Well, she says, she's ungainly and unworldly, as we've already gleaned.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Both were men in their early 20s, uneducated, unworldly, and dirt poor.
From the philly.com
My part-time employers the Academy of Letters are charmingly unworldly in a muscular way.
From the scienceblogs.com
But like the series itself, it's a charming and unworldly little place.
From the guardian.co.uk
The movie displays the unworldly joy these men take in their devotion to God and nature.
From the time.com
In the town of Chelm, Singer's all-star cast shows the foolishness of unworldly wisdom.
From the time.com
Not that opponents of the legislation were all unworldly ideologues.
From the economist.com
These beautiful and unworldly cliffs jut out over choppy water.
From the stltoday.com
Occasionally you come across an unworldly poised young person.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • Not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney
  • Unsophisticated: not wise in the ways of the world; "either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien
  • Of or relating to the spiritual as opposed to the material; Unconcerned with secular matters; Lacking sophistication
  • (unworldliness) The characteristic of being unworldly
  • Not of this world, concerned with the spirit and soul; not of this world spiritual.
  • When no units with which she shares good affinity are nearby, accuracy may be lowered.