unsparing
Americanadjective
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not sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive.
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unmerciful; harsh; severe.
- Synonyms:
- relentless, unrelenting, merciless
adjective
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not sparing or frugal; lavish; profuse
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showing harshness or severity; unmerciful
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Origin of unsparing
Example Sentences
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Here, she turns that same archival rigor inward on her own family’s immigrant story, as unsparing as it is tender.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Candid and unsparing with its author’s often acerbic views, “Miles” is a revelatory look at the man whose blazing ambition created the epitome of cool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
But Hilton is now utterly unsparing in his criticism of California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Massie could be a waspish commentator and was unsparing in his political commentary.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
We could no longer detect the city, the night was so black, so full of water and motion, so unsparing was the drench.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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