Meaning of well-meaning | Babel Free

Definitions

With good intentions, often used to reflect positively on a negative outcome or situation.

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Examples

“The professor is well-meaning enough, but he usually ruins things one way or another.”

“In the first scene, he bites the arm of a well-meaning counselor at the group home and dashes out of the building, all in a vain attempt to locate the father who abandoned him.”

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