unsparing

Adjective
US[uhn-sper-ing]/ənˈspɛrɪŋ/3 syllables
Synonyms: lavishmunificentovergeneroustoo-generousunstintedunstinting

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. very generous“distributed gifts with a lavish hand”“the critics were lavish in their praise”“a munificent gift”“his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent”“unsparing generosity”“his unstinted devotion”“called for unstinting aid to Britain”“lavish praise”Synonyms: lavishmunificentovergeneroustoo-generousunstintedunstintingOpposite stingySimilar generous
  2. not forbearing; ruthless“an unsparing critic”Opposite clementSimilar inclement
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Un·spar′ing adjective

Origin: Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of spare.

1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. Edmund Burke

2. Not merciful or forgiving. rare John Milton

— Un·spar′wb-a1′>′ing·ly (#), adverb — Un·spar′wb-a1′>′ing·ness, noun

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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