misanthropical

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Poor Sid at this time was inclined to be misanthropical; he looked at all things through a distorting medium, and he had lost his natural lightness of heart.

From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) by Robinson, Frederick William

In noticing the solitary meal of the Maldivian islander, another reason may be alleged for this misanthropical repast.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

It was a joke—a vile, malicious joke, worthy of the crabbed, misanthropical old man!

From Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir by Garvice, Charles

In other mouths Rousseau's sentiment, more fully interpreted, became unequivocally misanthropical.

From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir

She knew she could trust Silas Dixon, although he was a surly, misanthropical sort of man.

From Settling Day by Gould, Nat