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well-meaning definition

well·-meaning (-mēn′iŋ)

adjective

  1. having good or kindly intentions
  2. said or done with good intentions, but often unwisely or ineffectually
    also well-meant well′·-meant′ (-ment′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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