Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unsparing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unsparing \Un*spar"ing\, a. [Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of
spare.]
1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. --Burke.
2. Not merciful or forgiving. [R.] --Milton. --
{Un*spar"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un*spar"ing*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unsparing
adj 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";
"prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his
unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to
Britain" [syn: {lavish}, {munificent}, {overgenerous},
{prodigal}, {too-generous}, {unstinted}, {unstinting}]
2: not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"
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