In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
UNSPARING
unsparing
(adjective) not forbearing; ruthless; “an unsparing critic”
lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting
(adjective) very generous; “distributed gifts with a lavish hand”; “the critics were lavish in their praise”; “a munificent gift”; “his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent”; “prodigal praise”; “unsparing generosity”; “his unstinted devotion”; “called for unstinting aid to Britain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unsparing (comparative more unsparing, superlative most unsparing)
Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough.
Anagrams
• unparsing
Source: Wiktionary
Un*spar"ing, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of spare.]
1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. Burke.
2. Not merciful or forgiving. [R.] Milton.
– Un*spar"ing*ly, adv.
– Un*spar"ing*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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