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well-mean·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
well-meaning, unthreateningadjective
not unfriendly or threatening
"her well-meaning words were received in silence"; "the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs"
Synonyms:
unthreatening, well-meant, well-intentionedAntonyms:
unintended, hostilewell-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meantadjective
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"
Synonyms:
unthreatening, well-meant, well-intentionedAntonyms:
hostile, unintended
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How to use well-meaning in a sentence?
Sir Winston Churchill, March 1936, demanding British re-armament:
Virtuous motives, trammeled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war. The cheers of the weak, well-meaning assemblies soon cease to count. Doom marches on.
There are many well-meaning people today who work at placing an economic floor beneath all of us so that no one shall exist below a certain level or standard of living, and certainly we don't quarrel with this. But look more closely and you may find that all too often these well-meaning people are building a ceiling above which no one shall be permitted to climb and between the two are pressing us all into conformity, into a mold of standardized mediocrity.
I am troubled by many things in the language guide, especially the suggestion that the use of the term 'American' is misplaced or offensive, the only UNH policy on speech is that it is free and unfettered on our campuses. It is ironic that what was probably a well-meaning effort to be 'sensitive' proves offensive to many people, myself included.
Fiona Hill was clearly, you know, a savvy guy, fiona Hill's charming. Fiona Hill's funny. Fiona Hill was well-meaning.
Well-meaning Americans in the name of freedom have taken freedom away. For the sake of religious tolerance, they’ve forbidden religious practice.
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