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well-meaning

[ wel-mee-ning ]

adjective

  1. meaning or intending well; having good intentions:

    a well-meaning but tactless person.

  2. Also well-meant []. proceeding from good intentions:

    Her well-meaning words were received in silence.



well-meaning

adjective

  1. having or indicating good or benevolent intentions, usually with unfortunate results
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of well-meaning1

A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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Around 14,000 of the prisoners died after liberation, their digestive systems unable to cope with the high calorific, rich, sustenance offered by well-meaning cooks and medics.

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Everyone was really well-meaning, but the lockdown was a hard time for everybody, of course.

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The well-meaning messengers posing this query mean to protect fragile work addressing issues of race, but they implicitly send another message.

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With Jamie’s outburst sitting at the top of her mind, Briony knows that refusing his well-meaning conversation could affect her performance and access to her client, not to mention her safety.

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Los Angeles is well known as a nexus of healers and wellness practitioners, from fitness gurus, yoga teachers and meditation experts to sound bath artists, acupuncturists, reiki professionals and even well-meaning witches.

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