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Contemptible vs Dandyling - What's the difference?

contemptible | dandyling |

As an adjective contemptible

is deserving contempt.

As a noun dandyling is

(archaic) a little or insignificant dandy; a contemptible fop.

contemptible

English

Alternative forms

* contemptable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • deserving contempt
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=between 1812 and 1814 , author= , title= , chapter=1 , passage=Miss Ward’s match, indeed, when it came to the point, was not contemptible : Sir Thomas being happily able to give his friend an income in the living of Mansfield...}}

    Synonyms

    * despicable

    dandyling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A little or insignificant dandy; a contemptible fop.
    • (Webster 1913)