unstinting

adjective

un·​stint·​ing ˌən-ˈstin-tiŋ How to pronounce unstinting (audio)
: not restricting or holding back : giving or being given freely or generously
an unstinting volunteer
unstinting praise
unstintingly adverb

Examples of unstinting in a Sentence

a group of school volunteers who are unstinting with their time
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What sharks really deserve, in strictly rational terms, is our unstinting, passionate, at-a-respectful-distance awe. Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 The upper 10 kilometers of the Earth’s crust contains vast geothermal reserves, essentially awaiting human energy consumption to begin to tap into its unstinting power output—which itself yields no greenhouse gasses. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024 The offensive in Gaza has been unstinting, killing upward of thirty thousand Palestinians, more than ten thousand of them children, and the deaths have had an effect in the U.S. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024 As portrayed with unstinting dignity by Yakusho, Hirayama defies our easy assumptions about what constitutes a happy life. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unstinting 

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unstinting was in 1845

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“Unstinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unstinting. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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unstinting

adjective
un·​stint·​ing ˌən-ˈstint-iŋ How to pronounce unstinting (audio)
ˈən-
: giving or being given freely or generously
unstinting praise
unstintingly adverb
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