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un·spar·ing
 unsparing
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
speI
rIng
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
giving generously; liberal.
We were unsparing in our donations.- antonyms:
- sparing
- similar words:
- bounteous, bountiful, liberal, profuse
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| definition 2: |
harsh or strict; merciless.
unsparing discipline- antonyms:
- sparing
- similar words:
- pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, truculent
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| related words: |
explicit, grueling, merciless, munificent, obdurate, stiff, unselfish |
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| derivations: |
unsparingly (adv.), unsparingness (n.) |
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