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well-meaning
[ wel-mee-ning ]
adjective
- meaning or intending well; having good intentions:
a well-meaning but tactless person.
- Also well-meant []. proceeding from good intentions:
Her well-meaning words were received in silence.
well-meaning
adjective
- having or indicating good or benevolent intentions, usually with unfortunate results
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of well-meaning1
Example Sentences
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.
Everyone was really well-meaning, but the lockdown was a hard time for everybody, of course.
The well-meaning messengers posing this query mean to protect fragile work addressing issues of race, but they implicitly send another message.
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.
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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