most pestilent
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"The boy was in a most pestilent fright," said Lazaro, "and therefore somewhat more snowy than was natural; nevertheless, I have seen darker skins among the damsels of La Mancha."
From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Bird, Robert Montgomery
He is known to be an influential member of one of the most pestilent secret societies in the country.
From The Gadfly by Voynich, E. L. (Ethel Lillian)
And thus ended my long and persistent pursuit of one of the most pestilent and formidable gangs of pirates that had haunted the Atlantic and West Indian waters for many years.
From A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron by Hodgson, Edward S.
One of the most pestilent of all social nuisances is the athlete who must be eternally performing "feats," and then talking about them.
From The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour by Runciman, James
And while ye go about to drive your neighbour out of his land, ye must needs first bring into your own land the most pestilent puddle of unthrifts that can be.
From Against War by Erasmus, Desiderius