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Well-meaning

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    With good intentions, often used to reflect positively on a negative outcome or situation.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    not unfriendly or threatening wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results wordnet

Etymology

From well + meaning.

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