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
Recent Examples on the Web 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 Lamacq’s decision came as a shock to many in the industry, which has come to rely on his unstinting support for new artists. Mark Sutherland, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024 What Safdie and Fielder have created on Curse, at least on the surface level, is a sharp, unstinting satire of White privilege and guilt (Whitney is constantly having to distance herself from her parents, who are widely regarded as slumlords). Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023 The film is saved to some degree by the unstinting commitment of Ronan and Mescal, sweating it out in an environment that’s stifling both physically and psychologically. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 There’s one area where gratitude — Zelensky’s and that of the Ukrainian public — is unstinting: toward troops in the field. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023 Congressional support, which aside from the Trumpian right had been fairly unstinting, has begun to waver. Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023 At Rolling Loud, Tyler did the unthinkable and brought his grandmother onstage, perhaps as repayment for her unstinting encouragement. M.t. Richards, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023 But the politicians who have thrived in the new movement have not necessarily been the ones who are most unstinting in their personal devotion to Trump, but rather the ones, like Mastriano, who have placed Trump’s election claims in a context much larger than Trump himself. New York Times, 19 July 2022

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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