well-meant

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adj.

Kindly or honestly intended: well-meant admonitions.

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Adj.

well-meant - 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"

well-intentioned, well-meaning

intended - resulting from one's intentions; "your intended trip abroad"; "an intended insult"

Translations

well-meant [ˌwelˈment] ADJ → bienintencionado

well-meant [ˌwɛlˈmɛnt] adj (remark, act) → dettato/a dalle migliori intenzioni

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