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Unmannerly vs Contemptuous - What's the difference?

unmannerly | contemptuous | Related terms |

Unmannerly is a related term of contemptuous.


As adjectives the difference between unmannerly and contemptuous

is that unmannerly is not mannerly while contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

As an adverb unmannerly

is in a way that is not mannerly.

unmannerly

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not mannerly.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a way that is not mannerly.
  • * Shakespeare
    • their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore

    contemptuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.

    Derived terms

    * contemptuously

    Related terms

    * contempt