well-meaning

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well-meaning

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From well + meaning.

adjective more well-meaning · most well-meaning

  1. With good intentions, often used to reflect positively on a negative outcome or situation. The professor is well-meaning enough, but he usually ruins things one way or another.

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adj with good intentions

Portuguêsbem-intencionado
Françaisbien intentionné
Deutschgutmeinender, gutwillig, gut gemeint
Italianobenintenzionato

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@misc{well_meaning_2026,
  title = {well-meaning},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/well-meaning},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}