Definition of "misanthropic" []

• Of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope. (adjective)
• Characterized by a hatred or mistrustful scorn for humankind. (adjective)

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• "In response, he denied being "misanthropic" - that is, anti-human-insisting that his proposals were a "vote for humanity.""
• "(Then again, we had a house rule against what we called the misanthropic didacts."
• "He's been called misanthropic, but this play is driven by a savage compassion."