unstinting

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Etymology

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From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) +‎ stint (to be mean or sparing) +‎ -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs),[1] 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).

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Adjective

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unstinting (comparative more unstinting, superlative most unstinting)

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

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References

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  1. ^ unstinting, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023; unstinting, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.