Unfriendly vs Contemptuous - What's the difference?

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Unfriendly is a related term of contemptuous.

As adjectives the difference between unfriendly and contemptuous

is that unfriendly is not friendly; hostile; mean while contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

As a noun unfriendly

is an enemy.

unfriendly

English

Adjective

(en-adj)

not friendly; hostile; mean

unfavourable

Antonyms

* friendly

Derived terms

* user-unfriendly

Noun

(unfriendlies)

An enemy.

* 2005 , Ted Dekker, Thunder of Heaven (page 217)

Sweep the valley compound and eliminate any unfriendlies you encounter.

* 2008 , Dennis Wengert, A Very Healthy Insanity (page 44)

You see, the mission of almost every teenage girl on the loose is to first identify the targets, just like a war. These include the primary objective (the boy), the enemy (other girls), the friendlies (sympathetic girl friends and the boy's family), and unfriendlies (other boys).

contemptuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

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Derived terms

* contemptuously