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Unimportant vs Contemptible - What's the difference?

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Unimportant is a related term of contemptible.


As adjectives the difference between unimportant and contemptible

is that unimportant is petty; not important or noteworthy while contemptible is deserving contempt.

unimportant

English

Adjective

(-)
  • petty; not important or noteworthy

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    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