Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Unmerciful; severe.
- adjective Generous or unstinting.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not sparing; liberal; profuse; abundant: as, the unsparing use of money.
- Not merciful; unmerciful: as, unsparing publicity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse.
- adjective rare Not merciful or forgiving.
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- adjective Without
sparing
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not forbearing; ruthless
- adjective very generous
Etymologies
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Examples
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DiCaprio, who has long been fascinated by Viking culture, will play one in a storyline that will be as "unsparing" as Gibson's other period directing efforts: Braveheart, Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto.
Leonardo DiCaprio Starring in Mel Gibson's New Viking Epic « FirstShowing.net 2009
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The South's President Lee Myung-bak, during a visit to front-line troops Thursday, said that South Korea must make "unsparing" retaliation if it suffers another surprise attack.
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The South's President Lee Myung-bak, during a visit to front-line troops Thursday, said that South Korea must make "unsparing" retaliation if it suffers another surprise attack.
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The South's President Lee Myung-bak, during a visit to front-line troops Thursday, said that South Korea must make "unsparing" retaliation if it suffers another surprise attack.
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The South's President Lee Myung-bak, during a visit to front-line troops Thursday, said that South Korea must make "unsparing" retaliation if it suffers another surprise attack.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2010
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The South's President Lee Myung-bak, during a visit to front-line troops Thursday, said that South Korea must make "unsparing" retaliation if it suffers another surprise attack.
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The South's President Lee Myung-bak, during a visit to front-line troops Thursday, said that South Korea must make "unsparing" retaliation if it suffers another surprise attack.
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The South's President Lee Myung-bak, during a visit to front-line troops Thursday, said that South Korea must make "unsparing" retaliation if it suffers another surprise attack.
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The South's President Lee Myung-bak, during a visit to front-line troops Thursday, said that South Korea must make "unsparing" retaliation if it suffers another surprise attack.
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The South's President Lee Myung-bak, during a visit to front-line troops Thursday, said that South Korea must make "unsparing" retaliation if it suffers another surprise attack.
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