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well-intentioned

[wel-in-ten-shuhnd]

adjective

  1. well-meaning.



well-intentioned

adjective

  1. having or indicating benevolent intentions, usually with unfortunate results

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of well-intentioned1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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She said offers of reduced timetables or "time-out" passes, whilst well-intentioned, actually made her children feel worse.

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Lamb has written an earnest, well-intentioned novel, albeit one with the promise of so much more.

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There would be no good way out of this for any state, no matter how rich or well-intentioned.

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Despite their differing positions on the left-right spectrum, what these techno-futurist ideologies have in common are their ostensibly well-intentioned attempts to make human societies more “efficient.”

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The movie is also smart enough to recognize that its women aren’t there to save anyone, just to remind these well-intentioned men about getting over themselves.

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