well-meaning
meaning or intending well; having good intentions: a well-meaning but tactless person.
Also well-meant [wel-ment] /ˈwɛlˈmɛnt/ . proceeding from good intentions: Her well-meaning words were received in silence.
Origin of well-meaning
1- Also well-in·ten·tioned [wel-in-ten-shuhnd] /ˈwɛl ɪnˈtɛn ʃənd/ .
Words Nearby well-meaning
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How to use well-meaning in a sentence
A lot of those people were well-meaning but really, really screwed up.
A Few Great Men Too Many: Aaron Sorkin Doesn’t Think You Can Handle the Truth | Arthur Chu | December 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, even reputable news sources and well meaning celebrities are guilty of implying that she should have known better.
Why We're So Hard on Janay Rice and Celebrity Survivors of Abuse | Amy Zimmerman | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll of this makes even the most well-meaning junior soldier more confused and more uptight.
Why These Marines Love ‘Frozen’—and Why It Matters | Aaron B. O’Connell | June 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTExploitation from well-meaning agencies whose mission is to offer help is counterproductive.
And yet even for the most well-meaning parent, there are no guarantees.
She was an honourable and well-meaning woman, who had found her own sphere in active good works among the poor of Thetford.
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthI met and talked with him this morning, and a simple priest he is, though a good, well-meaning man.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysShe was a hard-working, honest, and well-meaning soul, but she was not her husband's equal.
Sue, A Little Heroine | L. T. MeadeA man of ridiculous theories, but well-meaning, brave, and honest.
Two Men of Sandy Bar | Bret HarteA man of wild and ridiculous theories, but well-meaning, brave, and honest.
Two Men of Sandy Bar | Bret Harte
British Dictionary definitions for well-meaning
having or indicating good or benevolent intentions, usually with unfortunate results
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