misanthropical

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But he was a Bohemian naturally and by habit, the restraints of the court irked him, and with increasing years he was growing misanthropical.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

Take down your notification; it is misanthropical; much the same sign that Timon traced with charcoal on the forehead of a skull stuck over his cave.

From The Confidence-Man by Melville, Herman

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

"At Fieldhead he looks gloomy, and, I believe, has the character of being misanthropical."

From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte

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