misanthropical
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In his serious poems he calls it "the loss of his illusions;" and expresses himself with misanthropical indignation, or with a bleeding heart.
From My Recollections of Lord Byron by Jerningham, Hubert E. H. (Hubert Edward Henry), Sir
This, the substance of Sidney Hinchford's reply, which was despatched, and then the curtain fell between these two young men, and Sidney alone in the world, more grim, more business-like, even more misanthropical than ever.
From Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) by Robinson, Frederick William
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
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
The churlish and misanthropical Squire became violently enslaved; unfortunately, however, the lady declined his addresses.
From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram
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