different between contemptible vs scissorbill

English

Alternative forms

• contemptable (archaic, nonstandard)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin contemptibilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?t?mpt?b?l/

Adjective

contemptible (comparative more contemptible, superlative most contemptible)

1. deserving contempt

Synonyms

• despicable
• disdainable
• hateworthy
• See also Thesaurus:despicable

Antonyms

• respectable
• venerable

Translations

English

Etymology

scissor +? bill

Pronunciation

Noun

scissorbill (plural scissorbills)

1. (now rare) Synonym of skimmer: birds of the genus Rynchops.
2. (US, archaic) Synonym of razorback: a variety of pig.
3. (US, derogatory) A fool, an incompetent; a yokel, a hick.
4. (IWW slang, derogatory, archaic) A foolish worker who lacks class consciousness and opposes unions; also, a company man, a drone, .

Translations

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "scissorbill, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2014.
• Scissorbill, in Dictionary of American Regional English by Joan Houston Hall. Harvard University Press: 2002, Page 786.