What does unsparing mean?
Unsparing means Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough..
Only when one has seen a Control Office at first-hand does one realise the vast amount of unsparing but largely unsung work that is behind the eventual publication, perhaps, of a paragraph in this journal's "Motive Power Miscellany" recording the appearance, within hours of the complete blockage of a main line, of many of its trains, passenger and freight, on routes quite foreign to them; and of effective emergency services either side of the disaster area.
[Giovanni's Room] is clearly written out of interior torment, and is an unsparing account of a man fighting against himself. It is certainly not a pleasant book, and David, the narrator, is not "nice" […] but even in its negative ending, it makes a strong statement in favor of self knowledge and accepting one's sexuality.
Use unsparing when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unsparing means Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough..
Common synonyms include lavish, prodigal, generous, munificent.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Only when one has seen a Control Office at first-hand does one realise the vast amount of unsparing but largely unsung work that is behind the eventual publication, perhaps, of a paragraph in this journal's "Motive Power Miscellany" recording the appearance, within hours of the complete blockage of a main line, of many of its trains, passenger and freight, on routes quite foreign to them; and of effective emergency services either side of the disaster area.
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