well-meant

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well-meant

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Having good intentions, even if resulting in unfortunate consequences. When a loved aunt has sweated herself to the bone trying to save her god-child from the clutches of a New York playboy and learns that all her well-meant efforts have gone blue on her, it's only natural for her late brother's son to shudder in sympathy.
Similar: well-intentioned

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@misc{well_meant_2026,
  title = {well-meant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/well-meant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}