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unstintingly

stint
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stint]
    • /stɪnt/
    • /un.stin.tin.ɡlei/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stint]
    • /stɪnt/

Definitions of unstintingly word

  • verb without object unstintingly to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money. 1
  • verb without object unstintingly Archaic. to cease action; desist. 1
  • verb with object unstintingly to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often unduly; set limits to; restrict. 1
  • verb with object unstintingly Archaic. to bring to an end; check. 1
  • noun unstintingly a period of time spent doing something: a two-year stint in the army. 1
  • noun unstintingly an allotted amount or piece of work: to do one's daily stint. 1
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Origin of unstintingly

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English stinten, Old English styntan to make blunt, dull; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.; cognate with Old Norse stytta to shorten; cf. stunt1

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Parts of speech for Unstintingly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unstintingly

unstintingly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for unstintingly

adv unstintingly

  • charitably — generous in donations or gifts to relieve the needs of indigent, ill, or helpless persons, or of animals: a charitable man giving much money to feed the poor.
  • copiously — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
  • effortlessly — requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.
  • facilely — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
  • freely — in a free manner.

adverb unstintingly

  • extravagantly — With lavish expenditure or behaviour.
  • wholeheartedly — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
All 10 Synonyms of unstintingly

Antonyms for unstintingly

adverb unstintingly

  • difficultly — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
Just one Antonym for unstintingly

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