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unsparing

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un·spar·ing  (n-spârng)
adj.
1. Unmerciful; severe: an unsparing superior officer; unsparing criticism.
2. Not frugal; generous.
un·sparing·ly adv.
un·sparing·ness n.
unsparing
Adjective
1. very generous; lavish
2. harsh or severe
unsparingly adv
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Adj.1.unsparingunsparing - 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.unsparingunsparing - 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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He would force her through the mill of family life; he would place her in a light unsparing and revealing.
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Agitation and anxiety of mind scatter wrinkles and grey hairs with no unsparing hand; but deeper traces follow on the silent uprooting of old habits, and severing of dear, familiar ties.
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With the example of her mother's weakness before her eyes, she had become an unsparing and distrustful critic, with the sole effect of awakening his distrust and withdrawing his confidence from her.
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