un|spar´ing|ness

un|spar´ing|ness
un|spar|ing «uhn SPAIR ihng», adjective.
1. not sparing; very generous; lavish; liberal: »

to distribute gifts with unsparing hand.

SYNONYM(S): bountiful.
2. not merciful; severe; ruthless: »

unsparing justice, to forgive others but be unsparing of oneself.

SYNONYM(S): rigorous, unmerciful.
un|spar´ing|ly, adverb.
un|spar´ing|ness, noun.

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  • Sparingly — Sparing Spar ing, a. Spare; saving; frugal; merciful. Bacon. [1913 Webster] {Spar ing*ly}, adv. {Spar ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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