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unsparing Definition

un·spar·ing (-sper)

adjective

  1. not sparing or stinting; lavish; liberal; profuse
  2. not merciful or forgiving; severe

unsparing Related Forms
un·spar·ingly adverb
unsparing Synonyms

unsparing

modif.

  1. Profuse

    lavish, liberal, plentiful; see generous 1, 2.

  2. Severe

    relentless, rigorous, merciless.

unsparing Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • hand: You have uprooted an old kindness, sir, with an unsparing hand.
  • severity: The sins and shortcomings of the people were dwelt upon with great plainness, faithfulness, and often with unsparing severity.
  • judgment: The moral atmosphere cannot be kept pure and clean, unless there is keen and fearless, and if necessary, unsparing judgment.
  • account: This book is an unsparing eyewitness account of the failure by humanity to stop the genocide, despite timely warnings.