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well-intentioned definition

well·-intentioned (wel′in ten′s̸hənd)

adjective

having or showing good, kindly, or benevolent intentions: usually connoting failure or miscarriage of intention

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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