misanthropic

[ mis-uhn-throp-ik, miz- ]

/ ˌmɪs ənˈθrɒp ɪk, ˌmɪz- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.

characterized by misanthropy.

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Also mis·an·throp·i·cal .

First recorded in 1755–65; misanthrope + -ic

mis·an·throp·i·cal·ly, adverbun·mis·an·throp·ic, adjectiveun·mis·an·throp·i·cal, adjectiveun·mis·an·throp·i·cal·ly, adverb

McKenzie considers topics such as how to grapple with climate change as an outdoors lover, or her discomfort with misanthropic coverage of overcrowding at parks.
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Bregman found study after study that debunked the cynical view, which he says has been influenced by bad science and misanthropic philosophers.
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The show may, in fact, turn out to be her and Carlock’s least misanthropic comedy to date.
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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’ Policy|Jay Michaelson|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But in the stories themselves, there is another, more misanthropic side to the character.
The Strange Power of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’|Jen Vafidis|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Logline: A misanthropic veterinarian cares more for his animal patients than he does their owners.
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We believe it to be anti-Christian in its character, and misanthropic in its pretended sympathies.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
Dear Old Guy,—If you will bury yourself like a misanthropic badger, you can't expect to be written to by every post.
Plashers Mead|Compton Mackenzie
I am not misanthropic: I have learned to bear my superiority with philosophy.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 15, No. 87, March, 1875|Various
It inclines one to hide, to sulk, to shut oneself away and become misanthropic.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
While always conscious of an overwhelming loss, he held it at bay by a misanthropic philosophy.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington