Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WORLD-LY, a.

1. Secular; temporal; pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction to the life to come; as, worldly pleasures; worldly affairs; worldly estate; worldly honor; worldly lusts. – Tit. ii.
2. Devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, a worldly man; a worldly mind.
3. Human; common; belonging to the world; as, worldly actions; worldly maxims.