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well-meantˌwell-ˈmeant adjective   - 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.
intending to be helpful or kind, but causing problems► mean well to try to be helpful or kind, but really only cause problems for someone or annoy them: · The doctor meant well, but he was not really listening to me.· She means well, but she's a bit tactless. ► well-meaning intending to be helpful, but not able to achieve anything useful: · Well-meaning relatives gave me all kinds of advice.· Even well-meaning parents cannot protect their children from everything. ► good intentions if you have good intentions , you think of doing something helpful or kind, but often never do it: · Good intentions are not enough. Make an exercise programme for yourself and keep to it.· The department's good intentions have been buried under a mountain of rules and paperwork. ► well-meant/well-intentioned an action or a statement that is well-meant or well-intentioned is intended to be kind or helpful, but either does not help at all, insults someone, or causes harm: · Recent changes in housing policy, though well-meant, have done more harm than good.· Well-intentioned grandparents sometimes interfere with a mother's way of bringing up her children. something you say or do that is well-meant is intended to be helpful, but does not have the result you intended:  His comments were well-meant but a little tactless. |