The winning goal was perhaps the most maddening, even though it came on a Detroit power play.

That was the most maddening and annoying aspect of old age.

"You are the most maddening creature who ever drew breath."

But that was not the most maddening part of it.

"You are the most maddening person, male or female, I've met in my entire life!"

"You are the most maddening human being I've ever known!"

Martin admitted that this was the most maddening loss of his career.

At that very second, the most maddening thing that might have happened in the world did happen.

The most maddening aspect of the job, she said, is dealing with the city bureaucracy.

The most maddening thing isn't the what but the how, the fact that it was done to me - I wasn't even consulted.