caritativeadj.
/ˈkarɪteɪtɪv/ 1. Of charitable or benevolent tendency. Cf. charitative adj.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adjective] > relating to charity > charitable
almsfulOE
charitous1340
charitable?a1400
eleemosynarya1640
caritative1884
1884 M. Kaufmann in Good Words 617 Thus by a ‘caritative system’—a term first introduced into text books of political economists by Wagner—to secure social peace.
2. Grammar. Endearing, hypocoristic.
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > expressing diminution
diminutive1579
diminuenta1627
diminutival1868
caritative1906
1906 S. R. Driver Jeremiah 368 It seems more probable that it has a diminutive, caritative force.
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adj.1884