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• stint´ing|ly — stint1 «stihnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to keep on short allowance; be saving or careful in using or spending; limit: »The parents stinted themselves of food to give it to their children. 2. Archaic. to stop; cease. –v.i. 1. be saving; get along on …   Useful english dictionary

• un|stint´ing|ly — un|stint|ing «uhn STIHN tihng», adjective. ungrudging; lavish; liberal: »The critics were unstinting in their praise of the youthful conductor (New York Times). –un|stint´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• un|stint|ing — «uhn STIHN tihng», adjective. ungrudging; lavish; liberal: »The critics were unstinting in their praise of the youthful conductor (New York Times). –un|stint´ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• stint — stint·ed·ly; stint·ed·ness; stint·er; stint·ing·ly; stint·less; stint; …   English syllables

• stint´less — stint1 «stihnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to keep on short allowance; be saving or careful in using or spending; limit: »The parents stinted themselves of food to give it to their children. 2. Archaic. to stop; cease. –v.i. 1. be saving; get along on …   Useful english dictionary

• stint´er — stint1 «stihnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to keep on short allowance; be saving or careful in using or spending; limit: »The parents stinted themselves of food to give it to their children. 2. Archaic. to stop; cease. –v.i. 1. be saving; get along on …   Useful english dictionary

• stint — I [[t]stɪnt[/t]] v. i. 1) to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: to stint on food[/ex] 2) archaic to cease action; desist 3) to limit to a certain amount, number, etc., often unduly 4) archaic to bring to an end; check 5) cvb a period of… …   From formal English to slang

• stintingly — stint·ing·ly …   English syllables

• ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• unstinting — un|stint|ing [ʌnˈstıntıŋ] adj formal unstinting support, help, praise etc is complete and given willingly >unstintingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English