charitablyadv.
/ˈtʃarɪtəbli/ In a charitable or kindly manner; with charity.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adverb] > charitably
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [adverb] > tolerantly or forbearingly > of the faults of others
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c1400 Wycliffite Tract in Wyclif's Bible Pref. 14 (note) Men..that ȝyuen charitably the greet almes of Goddis word, declaryng it ryȝtly to cristene puple.
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxxii. f. lxviii He exortyd his .ii. Sonnes charitably to loue.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rom. xiv. 15 If thy brother be grieued with thy meate: now walkest thou not charitablye.
1563 Abp. M. Parker Articles §7 And releaue the poore charitably.
1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 28 Let him first charitablie reprehend them.
1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 213 We then learn to think soberly, and to judg charitably.
1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 195. ⁋2 I was always charitably inclined to believe the Fault lay in myself.
1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. iv. 74 A supply of provisions, charitably sent us by my kind parishioners.
1880 M. Collins Thoughts in Garden II. 270 Illogical people..I charitably hope that my amiable critic is not one of them.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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