<adj.all> distributed gifts with a lavish hand the critics were lavish in their praise a munificent gift his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent prodigal praise unsparing generosity his unstinted devotion called for unstinting aid to Britain
not forbearing; ruthless
<adj.all> an unsparing critic
Unsparing \Un*spar"ing\, a. [Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of spare.] 1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. --Burke.
2. Not merciful or forgiving. [R.] --Milton. ※ -- {Un*spar"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un*spar"ing*ness}, n.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The chow stinks." His unsparing criticism of tactics and doctrine continued throughout his 25-year career.
With a showman's flair, Mr. Helms remains unsparing in his anti-federalism and strikes a pose separate from Washington and such problems as the savings-and-loan debacle blamed on the Capitol.
Despite Campbell's concern to appease censors, the book paints an unsparing portait of Brigham Young.