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[ uhn-spair-ing ] / ʌnˈspɛər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unsparing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive. unmerciful; harsh; severe. Origin of unsparingFirst recorded in 1580–90; un-1 + sparing SYNONYMS FOR unsparing1 generous, lavish, bountiful. 2 merciless, unrelenting, relentless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unsparing ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM unsparingun·spar·ing·ly, adverbun·spar·ing·ness, nounWords nearby unsparingunsolved, unsonsy, unsophisticated, unsound, unsourced, unsparing, unspeak, unspeakable, unspecific, unspecified, unspectacular Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unsparingAlways spare, often forceful, Ryan Adams alternates tough pop songs with tender, unsparing ballads. ‘Ryan Adams’ Is No Domestic Bliss Album|Keith Phipps|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The report of his anguish at that absence is unsparing, and brutally convincing. ‘One Relishes the Pain’: Julian Barnes’ Memoir of Grief|Adam Begley|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST A year ago, 31 congressional Republicans sent a letter to President Obama demanding a tough, unsparing investigation. Stop Calling Obama Aloof!|Paul Begala|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST Acclaimed documentarian Werner Herzog takes an unsparing look at the death penalty in his new film, 'Into the Abyss.' Werner Herzog’s 'Into the Abyss' Explores the Death Penalty|Ben Crair|November 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He comes off as remarkably self-reflective and unsparing of his flaws—not just for a public figure, but for anybody. Spitzer's Tale of Redemption|Lloyd Grove|April 25, 2010|DAILY BEAST Let him carry no consideration save to utter, with unsparing fidelity, what passes in his own spirit. Pipefuls|Christopher Morley He was a disciple of Rousseau; he held certain social theories, and he was unsparing in his criticisms of existing governments. Honoré de Balzac|Albert Keim and Louis Lumet I must have sufficient proof, for, as my vengeance shall be unsparing, my provocation must be complete. Confession|W. Gilmore Simms The time had now arrived for the expedition to Paris, and Mozart's anxious father was unsparing in thought and wise counsel. Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Otto Jahn These were maintained by a vigilant and unsparing exercise of jurisdiction in the court of star-chamber. Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II, Volume II|Henry Hallam
British Dictionary definitions for unsparing
adjectivenot sparing or frugal; lavish; profuse showing harshness or severity; unmerciful Derived forms of unsparingunsparingly, adverbunsparingness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unsparingruthless, abundant, bountiful, extravagant, free, giving, hard, inexorable, liberal, munificent, openhanded, profuse, relentless, severe, unmerciful, procrustean, ungrudging |