charitably

From charitable +‎ -ly.

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charitably (comparative more charitably, superlative most charitably)

1. In a charitable manner.
   • 2002 May 17, Peter Margasak, “Cornershop”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Both of those albums contained lots of what's charitably called filler--in the form of noodly hip-hop-inspired loops that never went anywhere--and it took the band five years to release the new Handcream for a Generation (Wiija/Beggars Banquet).

   • 1870, William Baird, ... Genealogical Collections Concerning the Sir-name of Baird: And the Families of Auchmedden, Newbyth, and Sauchton Hall in Particular. With Copies of Old Letters and Papers Worth Preserving, and Account of Several Transactions in this Country During the Last Two Centuries, page 61:

     ... pairtly married, but specially of this bearer, and requests you maist affectiously to receive him and use him charitably, as ye are bound, both be the law of nature and grace, as also, to contribute your helping hand and assistance, […]

   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 15:

     Three or four men noticed my condition; and, evidently setting it down to the results of over many pegs, charitably endeavoured to draw me apart from the rest of the loungers.

   • 2013 December 13, Del Stone Jr., “Dreaming of a white Christmas? Snap out of it!”, in Northwest Florida Daily News:

     I took a video and posted it to YouTube, where my fellow YouTubians charitably pointed out I was crazy.