most unkindest cut of all

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1. The most painful of insults, affronts, or offenses, often so painful because it comes from a trusted friend. In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Antony describes the wound given to Caesar by his close friend Brutus (see also Brutus) as the “most unkindest cut of all.”

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most unkindest cut of all

It may have been legally impeccable, but it was surely "the most unkindest cut of all" for the dogged journalist who, for years, was the sole voice of the forgotten Aruna Shanbaug.

From BBC ● May 18, 2015

But the most "unkindest cut of all" came when the Assembly attempted to break into that sacred Fish and Game Commission fund by way of resolution.

From Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909 by Franklin Hichborn

That last question was the most unkindest cut of all.

From The Story Girl by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Oh, Jane, that was the most unkindest cut of all.

From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Now this was the "most unkindest cut of all;" for if report spoke truly, Mr. Kennyfeck had himself experienced from that gentleman a species of moral force impulsion which left the most unpleasant reminiscences behind.

From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever