misanthropic misanthropical
- misanthropic misanthropical
- Ill-natured Ill`-na"tured, a.
1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition;
surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed;
-- of people; as, an ill-natured person; an ill-natured
disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good-natured}.
[Narrower terms: {argumentative, contentious,
disputatious, disputative, litigious : {atrabilious,
bilious, dyspeptic, liverish : {bristly, prickly,
snappish, splenetic, waspish : {cantankerous, crotchety,
ornery : {choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-headed,
hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered : {crabbed,
crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grouchy, grumpy,
bad-tempered, ill-tempered}: {cranky, fractious,
irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy,
tetchy, techy : {crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored,
ill-humoured}: {dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose,
saturnine, sour, sullen : {feisty, touchy : {huffish,
sulky}: {misanthropic, misanthropical : {misogynous :
{shirty, snorty ill-tempered or annoyed)}: {shrewish,
nagging, vixenish : {surly, ugly ] Also See: {unpleasant}.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. ``The
ill-natured task refuse.'' --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] ``Ill-natured
land.'' --J. Philips.
3. not to one's liking; unpleasant; disagreeable. Opposite of
{agreeable}. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {annoying,
galling, chafing, irritating, nettlesome, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
vexatious, vexing}; {nerve-racking, nerve-wracking,
stressful, trying ]
Syn: disagreeable.
[WordNet 1.5] -- {Ill`-na"tured*ly}, adv. --
{Ill`-na"tured*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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Misanthropical — Misanthropic Mis an*throp ic, Misanthropical Mis an*throp ic*al, a. [Cf. F. misanthropique.] Hating or disliking mankind. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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misanthropic — (adj.) 1762, from MISANTHROPE (Cf. misanthrope) + IC (Cf. ic). Earlier was misanthropical (1620s) … Etymology dictionary
misanthropic — [adj] unsociable, cynical antisocial, egoistic, egotistical, eremitic, hating, inhumane, malevolent, misanthropical, reclusive, reserved, sarcastic, selfish, solitary, standoffish, unfriendly; concept 404 Ant. humanitarian, philanthropic,… … New thesaurus
misanthropic — [mis΄ən thräp′ik, miz΄ənthräp′ik] adj. of or like a misanthrope: also misanthropical SYN. CYNICAL misanthropically adv … English World dictionary
misanthropic — adjective 1. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others • Syn: ↑cynical, ↑misanthropical • Similar to: ↑distrustful • Derivationally related forms: ↑misanthrope ( … Useful english dictionary
misanthropical — adjective 1. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others • Syn: ↑cynical, ↑misanthropic • Similar to: ↑distrustful • Derivationally related forms: ↑misanthrope, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
misanthropic — misanthropically, adv. /mis euhn throp ik, miz /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a misanthrope. 2. characterized by misanthropy. Also, misanthropical. [1755 65; MISANTHROPE + IC] Syn. 1. antisocial, unfriendly, morose, surly. * * … Universalium
misanthropical — adjective misanthropic … Wiktionary
misanthropic — /mɪzənˈθrɒpɪk/ (say mizuhn thropik) adjective 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope. 2. having the character of, or resembling, a misanthrope. Also, misanthropical. –misanthropically, adverb …
