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charitable

English

Etymology

From Old French charitable.

Pronunciation

Adjective

charitable (comparative more charitable, superlative most charitable)

  1. Pertaining to charity.
  2. Kind, generous.
  3. Having a purpose or character of a charity.

Synonyms

  • eleemosynary

Derived terms

  • charitable organization
  • charitable purpose

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French charitable, from charité.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?a.?i.tabl/

Adjective

charitable (plural charitables)

  1. charitable (all senses)

Further reading

  • “charitable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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miserly

English

Etymology

miser +? -ly, attested from the 1540s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ma?.z?(?).li/

Adjective

miserly (comparative more miserly, superlative most miserly)

  1. Like a miser; very covetous; cautious with money
    Synonyms: stingy; see also Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:greedy

Translations

Further reading

  • miserly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • miserly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • Simerly, misrely

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