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UNSPARINGNESS

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un⋅spar⋅ing

  [uhn-spair-ing]
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–adjective
1. not sparing; liberal or profuse; excessive.
2. unmerciful; harsh; severe.
Origin:
1580–90; un- 1 + sparing

Related forms:
un⋅spar⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
un⋅spar⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. generous, lavish, bountiful. 2. merciless, unrelenting, relentless.
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un·spar·ing   (ŭn-spâr'ĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Unmerciful; severe: an unsparing superior officer; unsparing criticism.

  2. Not frugal; generous.

un·spar'ing·ly adv., un·spar'ing·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

unsparing 
"showing no mercy," 1586, from un- (1) "not" + sparing (see spare (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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