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well-mean⋅ing

  [wel-mee-ning]
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–adjective
1. meaning or intending well; having good intentions: a well-meaning but tactless person.
2. Also, well-meant  [wel-ment] . proceeding from good intentions: Her well-meaning words were received in silence.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME
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well-mean·ing   (wěl'mē'nĭng)
adj.  Well-intentioned.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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