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   Un·spar·ing

   /ˌənˈsperiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. merciless; severe: "he is unsparing in his criticism of the arms trade" Similar mercilesspitilessunpityingruthlessrelentlessremorselessunmercifulunforgivingimplacableuncompromisingsternstrictseverestringentharshtoughrigorousexactingdemandinginflexibledraconianinformal:solidOpposite mercifulgentlemild
   • 2. given freely and generously: "she had won her mother's unsparing approval" Similar ungrudgingunstintingwillingly givenfreefree-handedreadybeneficentbenevolentbig-heartedkindheartedkindunselfishlavishliberalgenerousmagnanimousopenhandedmunificentbountifulprofuseabundantliterary:bounteousplenteousOpposite grudging

   Derivatives

   • 1. unsparingly adverb
   • 2. unsparingness noun

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