Contemptible vs. Odious — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Contemptible and Odious
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Definitions
Contemptible
Deserving of contempt; despicable.
Odious
Arousing or deserving hatred or strong dislike.
Contemptible
(Obsolete) Contemptuous.
Odious
Extremely unpleasant; repulsive
An odious smell.
Contemptible
Contempt.
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Odious
Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
Scrubbing the toilets in the bar at the end of a Saturday night is an odious task.
Contemptible
Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.
The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful.
Odious
Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious name, system, vice.
He rendered himself odious to the Parliament.
Contemptible
Despised; scorned; neglected; abject.
Odious
Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight; an odious smell.
The odious side of that polity.
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Contemptible
Insolent; scornful; contemptuous.
If she should make tender of her love, 't is very possible he 'll scorn it; for the man . . . hath a contemptible spirit.
Odious
Unequivocally detestable;
Abominable treatment of prisoners
Detestable vices
Execrable crimes
Consequences odious to those you govern
Contemptible
Deserving of contempt or scorn
Contemptible
Worthy only of being despised and rejected;
A contemptible lack of courage
A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth
