adj dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
2. charitable ·adj full of love and good will; benevolent; kind.
3. charitable ·adj liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent.
4. charitable ·adj liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best side, and to avoid harsh judgment.
5. charitable ·adj of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as, a charitable institution.