unsparing

American  

[uhn-spair-ing] / ʌnˈspɛər ɪŋ /

adjective

1. not sparing; sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive.

   Synonyms:

   bountiful, lavish, generous

2. unmerciful; harsh; severe.

   Synonyms:

   relentless, unrelenting, merciless

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unsparing British  

/ ʌnˈspɛərɪŋ /

adjective

1. not sparing or frugal; lavish; profuse

2. showing harshness or severity; unmerciful

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Other Word Forms

• unsparingly adverb
• unsparingness noun

Etymology

Origin of unsparing

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ¹ + sparing

Example Sentences

Massie could be a waspish commentator and was unsparing in his political commentary.

From BBC

His writing is sinewy and unsparing, as enchanting and hair-raising as the forest itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

Strikingly for someone with an enviable career, she is wonderfully unsparing on the futility of chasing success.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This Is Where the Serpent Lives” has that kind of ambition and captures its world in the same exhilarating and unsparing way.

From The Wall Street Journal

Taylor is hilarious and unsparing, offering an ending that is among the most heartbreaking in literature.

From The Wall Street Journal

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