
Meaning of UNSPARING
| Pronunciation: | | un'spehring
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"
- [adj] 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"
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UNSPARING is a 9 letter word that starts with U. |
| | Synonyms: | | generous, inclement, lavish, munificent, overgenerous, prodigal, too-generous, unstinted, unstinting |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Un*spar"ing\, a. [Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of
spare.]
1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. --Burke.
2. Not merciful or forgiving. [R.] --Milton. --
{Un*spar"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un*spar"ing*ness}, n.
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