Chăr'i-ta-ble, a.
a. [Fr. See CHARITY.]
Sense 1. Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind. Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . . . . . I will speak to thee. Shak.
Sense 2. Liberal in benefactions to the poor, and in relieving them in distress; generous; beneficent. Be you but charitable, and I am grateful. Leigh Hunt.
Sense 3. Pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; as, a charitable institution or society. “A charitable boon.” W. Irving.
Sense 4. Dictated by kindness; favorable. By a charitable construction it may be a sermon. Bp. Andrews.
Synonyms—Kind; benevolent; liberal; favorable; indulgent.