sparelessadj.adv.

/ˈspɛːlɪs/

Etymology: formed as spareful adj.

†1. Unstinted, unlimited. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > liberal or unstinted in quantity

sparelessa1400

liberalc1405

ample1447

unstinted1480

superaboundinga1513

rich1561

handsome1577

free1635

unstraitened1665

unmeasured out1667

generous1720

usurious1780

stintless1844

showering1892

a1400–50 Alexander 5467 Sum spends on him of sponges a sparles nounbre.

2. Unsparing, merciless.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > merciless

orelesseOE

sternc1275

fell?c1335

unmerciablea1382

wantona1393

mercilessc1400

unmercifula1425

gracelessc1425

unmercifula1450

unmerciless1545

unsparinga1586

spareless1589

unhuman1611

inclement1621

unmercied1627

1589 Rare Triumphes Loue & Fortune i. sig. A.iv What I haue promist doubt not to be perfourmed; the sparelesse destinies my will affoorde. Let this defend thee like a trusty Swoord.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. Fathers in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 503 Alas! I could not but euen die for griefe, Should I but yield mine Ages sweete Reliefe..Into the hands of Hang-mens spare-les spight.

1826 R. S. Hawker Cornish Ballads (1904) 220 Thy spareless foe Bears the fell shaft and fatal blow.

a1851 D. M. Moir Unknown Grave vi, in Poet. Wks. (1852) II. 346 When all the friends..Were vanish'd..; Pluck'd one by one by spareless Time.

3. As adv. Without stint.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] > liberally or without stint

roomlyOE

freelyOE

unwaindandlyc1425

roundc1450

liberally1509

superabundantly1530

spareless1567

meeterly1589

generously1623

handsomely1686

unstintedly1849

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. Concl. f. 427 With a fashion of attire to garnish their inward parts, so well as (sparelesse) they imploy vpon the vanishing pompe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	spareless
释义	sparelessadj.adv. /ˈspɛːlɪs/ Etymology: formed as spareful adj. †1. Unstinted, unlimited. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adjective] > liberal or unstinted in quantity sparelessa1400 liberalc1405 ample1447 unstinted1480 superaboundinga1513 rich1561 handsome1577 free1635 unstraitened1665 unmeasured out1667 generous1720 usurious1780 stintless1844 showering1892 a1400–50 Alexander 5467 Sum spends on him of sponges a sparles nounbre. 2. Unsparing, merciless. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > merciless orelesseOE sternc1275 fell?c1335 unmerciablea1382 wantona1393 mercilessc1400 unmercifula1425 gracelessc1425 unmercifula1450 unmerciless1545 unsparinga1586 spareless1589 unhuman1611 inclement1621 unmercied1627 1589 Rare Triumphes Loue & Fortune i. sig. A.iv What I haue promist doubt not to be perfourmed; the sparelesse destinies my will affoorde. Let this defend thee like a trusty Swoord. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. Fathers in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 503 Alas! I could not but euen die for griefe, Should I but yield mine Ages sweete Reliefe..Into the hands of Hang-mens spare-les spight. 1826 R. S. Hawker Cornish Ballads (1904) 220 Thy spareless foe Bears the fell shaft and fatal blow. a1851 D. M. Moir Unknown Grave vi, in Poet. Wks. (1852) II. 346 When all the friends..Were vanish'd..; Pluck'd one by one by spareless Time. 3. As adv. Without stint. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] > liberally or without stint roomlyOE freelyOE unwaindandlyc1425 roundc1450 liberally1509 superabundantly1530 spareless1567 meeterly1589 generously1623 handsomely1686 unstintedly1849 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. Concl. f. 427 With a fashion of attire to garnish their inward parts, so well as (sparelesse) they imploy vpon the vanishing pompe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.a1400
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