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
well-intentioned Synonyms
well-intentioned
modif.
well-intentioned Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- organization: Plan honing his model is to not well-intentioned organization comes of the products.
- attempt: Under no circumstances let a friend try to help as more harm than good often results from misguided but well-intentioned attempts to help.
- effort: Of the Verdant Systems law our knowledge this that well-intentioned efforts.
- people: But like most good ideas dreamed up by nice well-intentioned people, it was quickly abused.
- man: But what will the effect of one of these nights out be on the less well-intentioned men in our town?
- person: The most inconvenient mail I get is for some well-intentioned person to send me a few dollars asking me for a copy of PGP.
Modifying Another Word
- however: However well-intentioned, the North has no right to impose its solutions on the South.
- even: It's best to stick with adults, since even well-intentioned youngsters can forget to come by when they are supposed to.
- often: Anglo-Australian judges are often well-intentioned - but they simply cannot conceive that a rock might have something to say ( Povinelli 1995 ).
- probably: Like many Radicals, the leaders of the disturbances which broke out into open defiance and violence against authority, were probably well-intentioned men.
- certainly: This top-down way of helping families is certainly well-intentioned.
- seemingly: Not only in trade liberalization but in every other aspect of globalization even seemingly well-intentioned efforts have often backfired.
Browse dictionary entries near well-intentioned
- ‹ well-informed
- ‹ well-hung
- ‹ well-heeled
- ‹ well-handled
- ‹ well-grounded
- ‹ well-groomed
- ‹ well-founded
- ‹ well-found
- ‹ well-fixed
- ‹ well-fed
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- well-known ›
- well-known port ›
- well-made ›
- well-mannered ›
- well-meaning ›
- well-nigh ›
- well-off ›
- well oiled ›
- well-ordered ›

