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unworldly

un·worldly

uncommon

adjective

1.

not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations

  • “was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards” Sheldon Cheney
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2.

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
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Origin

From un- + worldly.

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