·adj Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
II. Charitable ·adj Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind.
III. Charitable ·adj Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent.
IV. Charitable ·adj Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment.
V. Charitable ·adj Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as, a charitable institution.