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Contemptuous vs Calculating - What's the difference?

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Contemptuous is a related term of calculating.


As adjectives the difference between contemptuous and calculating

is that contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect while calculating is (especially of a robot) which has the ability to calculate.

As a verb calculating is

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contemptuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
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    Derived terms

    * contemptuously

    Related terms

    * contempt

    calculating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (especially of a robot) Which has the ability to calculate.
  • (especially of a person) Which serves one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
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    • , year=2011 , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Following the sentencing, Knutton said: "What sort of person does something so cold and calculating ? I did not expect her to go to jail for it. I am just glad it is now all over."}}

    Verb

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