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charitable

/ˈt͡ʃæɹətəbəl/ adjective B2
  1. Pertaining to charity.
  2. Kind, generous.
  3. Having a purpose or character of a charity.
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“Do you intend devoting it to charitable purposes, then?” pursued the notary.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 628 · C1
“It was a sublime and charitable thought,” said Monte Cristo, “and the whole world should applaud it.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 634 · C1
It is true that my patrimony will go to endow charitable institutions, and my father will have deprived me of my lawful inheritance without any reason for doing so, but I shall have the satisfaction of knowing that I have acted like a man of sense and feeling.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 635 · C1
“He passes for a very charitable man.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 714 · C1

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