unsparing

un·spar·ing

 (ŭn-spâr′ĭng)

adj.

1. Unmerciful; severe: an unsparing superior officer; unsparing criticism.

2. Generous or unstinting: unsparing in his efforts to find a solution.

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un·spar′ing·ly adv.

un·spar′ing·ness n.

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unsparing

(ʌnˈspɛərɪŋ)

adj

1. not sparing or frugal; lavish; profuse

2. showing harshness or severity; unmerciful

unˈsparingly adv

unˈsparingness n

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un•spar•ing

(ʌnˈspɛər ɪŋ)

adj.

1. not sparing; liberal or profuse.

2. severe.

[1580–90]

un•spar′ing•ly, adv.

un•spar′ing•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unsparing - 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" lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unstinted, unstinting generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
	2.	unsparing - not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic" inclement - used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harsh sentence of an inclement judge"

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unsparing

adjective

1. lavish, liberal, generous, abundant, prodigal, bountiful, open-handed, unstinting, profuse, munificent, ungrudging, plenteous He was unsparing with his devotion to the team.

2. severe, ruthless, relentless, hard, harsh, stern, rigorous, stringent, uncompromising, unforgiving, inexorable, implacable, cold-blooded, unmerciful He is unsparing in his criticism.

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unsparing

adjective

Characterized by bounteous giving:

free, freehanded, generous, handsome, lavish, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unstinting.

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Translations

generoso

unsparing

[ʌnˈspɛərɪŋ] ADJ (= generous) → pródigo, generoso; (= untiring) → incansable; (= unmerciful) → despiadado
to be unsparing in one's praise → no escatimar las alabanzas
to be unsparing in one's efforts to + INFIN → no regatear esfuerzo por + infin

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unsparing

adj

(= lavish) → großzügig, verschwenderisch, nicht kleinlich; to be unsparing with something → mit etw nicht geizen; to be unsparing in one’s efforts → keine Kosten und Mühen scheuen

(= unmerciful) criticism → schonungslos; the report was unsparing in its criticism → der Bericht übte schonungslos Kritik

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unsparing

[ʌnˈspɛərɪŋ] adj (generous) to be unsparing of or in → non risparmiare; (criticism) → spietato/a

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