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Well-intentioned

Well-intentioned Meaning & Definition
Well-intentioned Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Well-intentioned?

[adj] marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt but well-meant criticism"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Well-intentioned: intended | well-meaning | well-meant

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Well-intentioned In Webster's Dictionary

\Well`-in*ten"tioned\, a. Having upright intentions or honorable purposes. Dutchmen who had sold themselves to France, as the wellintentioned party. --Macaulay.

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