misanthrope
noun
a person who hates, dislikes, or distrusts most others; an antisocial, cynical, or unfriendly person.
misanthropically
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a word derived from
misanthrope.
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a word derived from
misanthropic.
Example Sentences
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Or to put it slightly less misanthropically, you miss the shared astonishment and delight at a brilliant combination or desperate last-second checkmate.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I must have some object to embrace," said he misanthropically.
From Life of George Washington — Volume 01 by Washington Irving
On the first occasion it was at my charterers, where he came in misanthropically to get paid for towing out a French barque the day before.
From Falk A Reminiscence by Joseph Conrad
As to Uncle Columbus—he sat on a sort of island of chairs in one corner, studying a book, and looking on misanthropically at the preparations.
From Soap-Bubble Stories For Children by Fanny Barry
Patching was misanthropically reviewing his career, and exulting in future triumphs over his professional enemies.
From Round the Block by John Bell Bouton
