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well-meant
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
well-meant
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 the enterprise.
▪ But they themselves could be self-centred, and often ignored or misunderstood well-meant advice.
▪ Northampton Town's followers bestowed the well-meant, if dubious, honour on Graham Reed, a vigorous and gritty right-back.
▪ Papa would not mind our little well-meant deception.
▪ These productions played in London at the end of their well-meant journey around arts centres, youth clubs and studio theatres.
▪ You huddle on the back seat, unable to answer any of their well-meant questions.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
well-meant

late 15c., from well (adv.) + past participle of mean (v.).

Wiktionary
well-meant

a. Having good intentions, even if resulting in unfortunate consequences.

WordNet
well-meant

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 but well-meant criticism" [syn: well-intentioned, well-meaning]

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.