most pestilent

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In the seventeenth century, it was agreed that, next to the Münster Anabaptists, the Quakers were of all dissenting sects the most pestilent and blasphemous.

From Beginnings of the American People by Dodd, William E.

‘He died by reason of a most pestilent fever,’ answered the wounded man.

From The Red Romance Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

"He is the son of Caboche, the head of the flayers, one of the most pestilent villains in the city."

From At Agincourt by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

As represented by Lord Palmerston, Great Britain had got to be regarded as the most pestilent, intrusive, mischief-making of neighbours.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 by Various

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