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1
having or showing a concern for the welfare of others
- a charitable couple who have donated a sizable chunk of their fortune to the local university
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2
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
- a charitable woman who helped everyone who needed it
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- cheap,
- close,
- closefisted,
- costive,
- illiberal
- [archaic],
- mingy,
- miserly,
- niggardly,
- parsimonious,
- penurious,
- selfish,
- stingy,
- stinting,
- tight,
- tightfisted,
- uncharitable,
- ungenerous
3
tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others
- her best friend, who was inclined towards a more charitable interpretation of her actions, let it pass
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