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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Charitable \Char"i*ta*ble\, a.[F. See {Charity}.]
1. Full of love and good will benevolent; kind
Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . . . . . I
will speak to thee. --Shak.
2. Liberal in judging of others disposed to look on the best
side and to avoid harsh judgment.
3. Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely;
generous; beneficent.
What charitable men afford to beggars. --Shak.
4. Of or pertaining to charity; springing from or intended
for charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as a
charitable institution.
5. Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
By a charitable construction it may be a sermon.
--L. Andrews.
Syn: Kind beneficent; benevolent; generous; lenient;
forgiving; helpful; liberal; favorable; indulgent.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
charitable
adj 1: relating to or characterized by charity; "a charitable
foundation"
2: full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a
charitable trust" [ant: {uncharitable}]
3: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding; "was
charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism";
"a kindly act"; "sympathetic words" [syn: {kindly}, {sympathetic}]
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