well-intentioned

adjective

well-in·​ten·​tioned ˌwel-in-ˈten(t)-shənd How to pronounce well-intentioned (audio)

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While well-intentioned, the age verification process is built on an honor system, making the process very porous. Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 There would be no good way out of this for any state, no matter how rich or well-intentioned. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025 In last night’s episode of the Apple TV+ dramedy skewering Hollywood, the bumbling but well-intentioned Continental Studios executive attends a charity gala with his girlfriend (ahem, not for long), a pediatric oncologist (played by Rebecca Hall). Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025 Engagement Citizens’ concerns over the ways in which increased multifamily housing may affect traffic, schools and other local resources can be well-founded, or at least well-intentioned. Matt Frazier, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for well-intentioned

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First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of well-intentioned was in 1598

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“Well-intentioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-intentioned. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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