most unkindest cut of all

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

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

This was the most unkindest cut of all!

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale

Hastings bent upon her the grieved look of a man who suffers mutely the most unkindest cut of all.

From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana

But by this act they simply laid themselves open to "the most unkindest cut of all."

From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir

This was the "most unkindest cut of all," but out of the darkness came light.

From An Account of Our Arresting Experiences by Evans, Conway