unstinting

Meanings

adjectiveunstinting (comparative more unstinting, superlative most unstinting)

comparative more unstinting · superlative most unstinting

Generous and tireless with one's contributions of money, time, etc.
We thank her for her unstinting support of our new hospital.
1 more example
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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivevery generous

Also see

lavish munificent overgenerous unsparing unstinted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Old Norse*stynta
Proto-Indo-European*(s)tewd-“to hit; to push”
Proto-Germanic*stintaną“to make short”
Proto-Germanic*stuntijaną“to make dull; to shorten”
Proto-West Germanic*stuntijan“to make dull; to shorten”
Old Englishstyntan“to make blunt”
Middle Englishstinten
Englishunstinting

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”).