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Let lawmen loose with good intentions
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well-meant
Word definitions for well-meant in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., from well (adv.) + past participle of mean (v.).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"; "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"; "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm; "blunt ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Having good intentions, even if resulting in unfortunate consequences.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ well-meant advice EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At the time each of these initiatives seemed at best like well-meant statements of the ideal. ▪ But these well-meant attempts were bound to fail from the sheer perversity of ...
Usage examples of well-meant.
First they convince us of their honesty, reliability, the accuracy of their predictions, and their well-meant intentions.
Not that I expect a word of my well-meant Advice willfind lodging in your Breast, so filled must it be with animadverse Sentiment toward the Man, but I would beg that you take Notice at least ofListon's Mention ofBonnet's Connexions.
I told her about the gnat in Madeline's eye, the part I had played in restoring her vision to mid-season form and the exception Spode had taken to my well-meant efforts.