CHARITABLE

Definitions

1. 1. Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind. Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . . . . . I will speak to thee. Shak.
2. 2. Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment.
3. 3. Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent. What charitable men afford to beggars. Shak.
4. 4. Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; elemosynary; as, a charitable institution.
5. 5. Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient. By a charitable construction it may be a sermon. L. Andrews.