unstinting en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /(ˌ)ʌnˈstɪntɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [-ɾɪŋ] (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + stint (“to be mean or sparing”) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs), or un- + stinting (“mean, sparing”). Stint is derived from Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan (“to make blunt”) and *stintan (attested in āstintan (“to assuage; to make dull; to stint”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan (“to make dull; to shorten”), from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną (“to make dull; to shorten”) and Proto-Germanic *stintaną (“to make short”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- (“to hit; to push”), probably influenced by Old Norse *stynta, stytta (“to make short, shorten”).
Meanings
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Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.
Tactically smart, Leeds' work-rate was also admirable, their players often doubling up on Everton's main threats like Marouane Fellaini, while Victor Anichibe[sic] found he had unwelcome, unstinting company throughout.
2012, Ben Smith, “Leeds United 2 – 1 Everton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2023:We thank her for her unstinting support of our new hospital.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unstinting | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unstinting | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
stinting · stint · stintingly
Translations (10)
te మడమ తిప్పని (generous and tireless with one’s contributions) · mk безре́зервен (generous and tireless with one’s contributions) · mk неогра́ничен (generous and tireless with one’s contributions) · nl mateloos (generous and tireless with one’s contributions) · es generoso (generous and tireless with one’s contributions) · te తిరుగులేని (generous and tireless with one’s contributions) · es incansable (generous and tireless with one’s contributions) · fi aulis (generous and tireless with one’s contributions) · es infatigable (generous and tireless with one’s contributions) · nl onbeperkt (generous and tireless with one’s contributions)