well-meaning
well-meaning
Definition
well·-meaning (-mēn′iŋ)
adjective
- having good or kindly intentions
- said or done with good intentions, but often unwisely or ineffectually
well-meaning
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- attempt: Think, for example, of the Commission's well-meaning attempt to rely on market forces to identify reliable credit ratings.
- friend: Some well-meaning friends may even try to stop you!
- parent: His well-meaning parents think that he's running out of time.
- effort: It would be a huge irony if they suffered still more from well-meaning efforts to impose it from outside.
- people: He appeals for funds from well-meaning people to help him continue his stance against corruption in the media.
Modifying Another Word
- however: However well-meaning Labor leaders may appear to be, they always sting you in the end.
- often: Much has been written about the spoiling of old instruments by often well-meaning " improvers " .
- even: In times of crisis, however even well-meaning participants therein very often reveal a discrepancy between word and deed.
- very: Carlisle: I'm sure he's a very well-meaning chap.
- usually: Tourism is a huge source of income so service is usually well-meaning if a tad rustic.
- thoroughly: It doesn't help that the traditional image of ' an environmentalist ' is of a thoroughly well-meaning well-educated middle-class white person.
Browse dictionary entries near well-meaning
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