unsparedadj.
1. Not spared or reserved. †Also in loose const., without sparing, unsparingly.
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the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adjective] > liberally given
unspareda1400
bounteous1542
unpinched1583
genteela1665
generous1706
the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > merciless > not shown mercy
unspared1667
a1400 St. Erkenwolde 335 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 273 With vnsparid murthe.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 504 Euerilk man, baith ill and gude vnspaird, As he had wrocht, sall get ane just rewaird.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 606 Thou therefore..whatever thing The Sithe of Time mowes down, devour unspar'd . View more context for this quotation
1881 J. Ruskin Love's Meinie iii. §87 Unspared labour, and attentive skill.
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the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [adjective]
needfulOE
necessaryc1376
needfulc1390
necessairea1393
needfula1402
necessariousc1410
requisite1442
unlackablec1443
unsparablec1449
necessc1475
requise1477
needy1487
exigentc1508
of necessityc1515
essential1526
insacrificablea1603
peremptory1607
unspared1614
sine qua non1615
real1620
necessitous1637
needsomec1650
undispensable1658
vital1659
wanting1671
implemental1676
sine quo non1693
indispensable1696
indispensible1792
vital1822
unmissable1823
of the essence (of)1843
1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket vi. 316 No Phisitian then cures of himselfe; no more then the hand feedes the mouth..; though the Phisitian and the hand be vnspared instruments to their seuerall purposes.
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