misanthropic
[mis-uhn-throp-ik, miz-]
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- characterized by misanthropy.
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Also mis·an·throp·i·cal.
Origin of misanthropic
Synonyms
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antisocial, malevolent, reclusive, reserved, sarcastic, selfish, solitary, standoffish, unfriendly, egoistic, egotistical, eremitic, hating, inhumane, misanthropicalExamples from the Web for misanthropic
Contemporary Examples
The other culprit, of course, is the one misanthropic jerk who reported “several hundred” names to the Facebook robot.
Facebook Apologizes For, but Doesn’t Retract, Discriminatory ‘Real Name’ PolicyJay Michaelson
October 1, 2014
Logline: A misanthropic veterinarian cares more for his animal patients than he does their owners.
Historical Examples
Now, mind, I do not say this in any spirit of misanthropic invective.
Do we not see here one reason why men become cynical and misanthropic?
SermonsClement Bailhache
He lived his later years in Mayence, lonely and misanthropic.
EgoistsJames Huneker
Gustav is in some sort too misanthropic; he must exaggerate rather easily.
In VainHenryk Sienkiewicz
I hate to have my poor boy cross and disagreeable, and misanthropic.
Wanted: A CookAlan Dale
Word Origin and History for misanthropic
adj.
1762, from misanthrope + -ic. Earlier was misanthropical (1620s).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper