well-intentioned

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well-intentioned

adjective better-intentioned · more well-intentioned · best-intentioned · most well-intentioned

Having good intentions, even if producing unfortunate results. A 21-Valyrian steel dagger salute to Paddy Considine, who makes his exit from House Of The Dragon this week with a thunderclap of a performance. “The Lord of the Tides” is the swan song for his King Viserys I Targaryen, a well-intentioned but indecisive man who waited until the very last day of his
Similar: well-intended, well-meant, well-meaning

Opposite: ill-intentioned

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Opposite: ill-intentioned

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adj having good intentions

Español	bienintencionado

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@misc{well_intentioned_2026,
  title = {well-intentioned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/well-intentioned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}