unsparing
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un·spar·ing
(ŭn-spâr′ĭng)adj.
1. Unmerciful; severe: an unsparing superior officer; unsparing criticism.
2. Generous or unstinting: unsparing in his efforts to find a solution.
un·spar′ing·ly adv.
un·spar′ing·ness n.
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unsparing
(ʌnˈspɛərɪŋ)adj
1. not sparing or frugal; lavish; profuse
2. showing harshness or severity; unmerciful
unˈsparingly adv
unˈsparingness n
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un•spar•ing
(ʌnˈspɛər ɪŋ)adj.
1. not sparing; liberal or profuse.
2. severe.
[1580–90]
un•spar′ing•ly, adv.
un•spar′ing•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  unsparing - 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"generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation" |
| 2. |  unsparing - not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"inclement - used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harsh sentence of an inclement judge" |
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unsparing
adjective
1. lavish, liberal, generous, abundant, prodigal, bountiful, open-handed, unstinting, profuse, munificent, ungrudging, plenteous He was unsparing with his devotion to the team.
2. severe, ruthless, relentless, hard, harsh, stern, rigorous, stringent, uncompromising, unforgiving, inexorable, implacable, cold-blooded, unmerciful He is unsparing in his criticism.
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unsparing
adjectiveCharacterized by bounteous giving:
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Translations
unsparing
[ʌnˈspɛərɪŋ] ADJ (= generous) → pródigo, generoso; (= untiring) → incansable; (= unmerciful) → despiadadoto be unsparing in one's praise → no escatimar las alabanzas
to be unsparing in one's efforts to + INFIN → no regatear esfuerzo por + infin
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unsparing
adj
(= lavish) → großzügig, verschwenderisch, nicht kleinlich; to be unsparing with something → mit etw nicht geizen; to be unsparing in one’s efforts → keine Kosten und Mühen scheuen
(= unmerciful) criticism → schonungslos; the report was unsparing in its criticism → der Bericht übte schonungslos Kritik
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unsparing
[ʌnˈspɛərɪŋ] adj (generous) to be unsparing of or in → non risparmiare; (criticism) → spietato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995