\Char"i*ta*ble\, a.[F. See {Charity}.]
1. Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind.
         Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . . . . . I
         will speak to thee.                   --Shak.
2. Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best
   side, and to avoid harsh judgment.
3. Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely;
   generous; beneficent.
         What charitable men afford to beggars. --Shak.
4. Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended
   for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as, a
   charitable institution.
5. Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.
         By a charitable construction it may be a sermon.
                                               --L. Andrews.
Syn: Kind; beneficent; benevolent; generous; lenient;
     forgiving; helpful; liberal; favorable; indulgent.