unsparing (redirected from unsparingness)

un·spar·ing  (n-spârng)

adj.

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

2. Not frugal; generous.

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un·sparing·ly adv.

un·sparing·ness n.

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unsparing [ʌnˈspɛərɪŋ]

adj

1. not sparing or frugal; lavish; profuse

2. showing harshness or severity; unmerciful

unsparingly  adv

unsparingness  n

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.

Translations

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

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

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