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“unsparing” in Latin
inclēmēnsharsh (all senses)ācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorousacerbusharsh, bitter, unripe, sour, premature, not yet marriageable; sharp, severe, bitter (i.e., extremely painful); rough, vicrūdēlisunfeeling, rude; ruthless, cruel, merciless
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unsparing
Severe, inclemens (opposed to clemens): acer: acerbus (opposed to lenis): crudelis (opposed to clemens).
Liberal, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unsparing?
- The usual Latin words for “unsparing” are inclēmēns, ācer, acerbus; also crūdēlis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.