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well-intentioned
[wel-in-ten-shuhnd]
well-intentioned
adjective
having or indicating benevolent intentions, usually with unfortunate results
Word History and Origins
Origin of well-intentioned1
Example Sentences
She said offers of reduced timetables or "time-out" passes, whilst well-intentioned, actually made her children feel worse.
Lamb has written an earnest, well-intentioned novel, albeit one with the promise of so much more.
There would be no good way out of this for any state, no matter how rich or well-intentioned.
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.”
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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