Phrase guide

too good for this world

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Too morally good or pure for the sinful mortal world.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: saintly
  • 1733, Lewis Theobald, ed., The Works of Shakespeare: in Seven Volumes, Dedication, page A3. It might be a childish Superstition, perhaps, to imagine her too good for this World, but we feel to our Concern, that what made her revered on Earth, qualified her too early for a Saint in Heaven.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: saintly

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Of exceptionally high quality; wonderful; marvelous; excellent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • 2016, Alexandra Petri, ComPost • Opinion (satire), The Washington Post. Obama: Merrick Garland is a beautiful cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: out of this world

Antonyms: none provided

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Etymology

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