misanthropical

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He had lived at the acm� of fortune and trod upon circumstances all his life, and this we hold to be the true way of becoming misanthropical.

From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

Those unlucky few words that I had overheard created a great breach between me and my tenants, and, moreover, brought on in the would-be philosopher a fit of misanthropical melancholy.

From A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 by Warden, Florence

The girl has a brave nature, however, and succeeds in saving the estate from ruin and in reclaiming her uncle from the misanthropical disregard of his duties as a landlord.

From Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia by Paget, Walter

I'll think about it; but you know I prefer solitude generally; misanthropical, I admit, but decidedly lucky for me, as my companions through life will always be my ink-stand, my terrier, and my papers.

From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida

The dogs, who had no misanthropical tendencies, had made friends with Izzie already, and had grouped themselves about her, and laid their big paws and cold wet noses on her knee.

From The Doctor's Wife by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)