unsparing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite very generous
    overgenerous; unstinting; unstinted; lavish; munificent; too-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
  2. adjective satellite not forbearing; ruthless
    • an unsparing critic

WordNet


Un*spar"ing adjective
Etymology
Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of spare.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913