charitable

Definitions

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

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is charitable.

• What is liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment called?
• What is liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent. What charitable men afford to beggars. Shak called?
• What is of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; elemosynary; as, a charitable institution called?
• What is dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient. By a charitable construction it may be a sermon. L. Andrews called?