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Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame. Tennyson.

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  • WORLDLY
    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
  • THROUGHOUT
    In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.
  • WORLDLY-MINDED
    Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns. -- World"ly*mind`ed*ness, n.
  • WORLD-WIDE
    Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame. Tennyson.
  • EXTENDLESSNESS
    Unlimited extension. An . . . extendlessness of excursions. Sir. M. Hale.
  • EXTENDANT
    Displaced. Ogilvie.
  • EXTEND
    To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent. Extended letter , a letter, or style of type, having a broader face than is usual for a letter or type of the same height. Note: This is extended
  • WORLDLING
    A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments. A foutre for the world and worldlings base. Shak. If we consider the expectations of futurity, the worldling gives up the argument. Rogers.
  • EXTENDIBLE
    Liable to be taken by a writ of extent. (more info) 1. Capable of being extended, susceptible of being stretched, extended, enlarged, widened, or expanded.
  • WORLDLYWISE; WORLDLY-WISE
    Wise in regard to things of this world. Bunyan.
  • WORLDLINESS
    The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.
  • TENNYSONIAN
    Of or pertaining to Alfred Tennyson, the English poet ; resembling, or having some of the characteristics of, his poetry, as simplicity, pictorial quality, sensuousness, etc.
  • EXTENDEDLY
    In an extended manner.
  • EXTENDER
    One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything.
  • WORLD
    worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. veröld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a man + a word akin to E. old; cf. AS. yld lifetime, age, ylde men,
  • INTERWORLD
    A world between other worlds. Holland.
  • UNDERWORLD
    1. The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth. That overspreads This underworld. Daniel. 2. The mythological place of departed souls; Hades. 3. The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite
  • COEXTEND
    To extend through the same space or time with another; to extend to the same degree. According to which the least body may be coextended with the greatest. Boyle. Has your English language one single word that is coextended through all
  • INEXTENDED
    Not extended.
  • UNWORLDLY
    Not worldly; spiritual; holy. Hawthorne. -- Un*world"li*ness, n.
  • FAIR-WORLD
    State of prosperity. They think it was never fair-world with them since. Milton.

 

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