charitable
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtəbəl//
- Canada//ˈt͡ʃæɹətəbəl//
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- //ˈt͡ʃɛɹətəbəl//
- /[ˈt͡ʃɛɹ(ə)ɾəbɫ̩]/
Pertaining to charity.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to charity.
- 2
Kind, generous.
St. Martin [of Tours] looks round, first, deliberately;—becomes aware of a tatterdemalion and thirsty-looking soul of a beggar at his chair side, who has managed to get his cup filled somehow, also—by a charitable lacquey. St. Martin turns his back on the Empress, and hobnobs with him!
Pakistan can sometimes be a cruel environment, its residents caught between the dual pressures of poverty and violence. Yet it is also a place of great kindness, with a strong culture of charitable giving.
- 3
Having a purpose or character of a charity.
Etymology
From Old French charitable.
Forms
- comparative
- more charitable
- superlative
- most charitable