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misanthropic

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mis·an·throp·ic  (msn-thrpk, mz-)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
2. Characterized by a hatred or mistrustful scorn for humankind.
misan·thropi·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.misanthropic - believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
cynical, misanthropical
distrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson
2.misanthropic - hating mankind in general
misanthropical
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition


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Having killed a man for every voyage, and perhaps rendered more misanthropic by the infirmities that come with years upon a ship, she had made up her mind to kill all hands at once before leaving the scene of her exploits.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
For, as when the red-cheeked, dancing girls, April and May, trip home to the wintry, misanthropic woods; even the barest, ruggedest, most thunder-cloven old oak will at least send forth some few green sprouts, to welcome such glad-hearted visitants; so Ahab did, in the end, a little respond to the playful allurings of that girlish air.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
He certainly did not prevent others from speaking of them before him, although it was easy to perceive that this kind of conversation, in which he only mingled by bitter words and misanthropic remarks, was very disagreeable to him.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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