Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having intentions or designs, of a kind specified by some qualifying term: as, well-intentioned; ill-intentioned.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having designs; -- chiefly used in composition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective usually in compounds Having a certain
intention - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
intention .
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Examples
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We believe that this position, although well intentioned, is illogical and even dangerous, as it implies that if significant group diversity were established, discrimination might thereby be justified ....
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We believe that this position, although well intentioned, is illogical and even dangerous, as it implies that if significant group diversity were established, discrimination might thereby be justified ....
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That sort of collectivisation and communisation of incentives, however well-intentioned, is something that the American psyche is, on a long term basis, uncomfortable with.
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Theres the infill crowd, although well intentioned, is dead wrong.
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Worthy and well-intentioned, which is a backhanded compliment for a not-bad film.
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Worthy and well-intentioned, which is a backhanded compliment for a not-bad film.
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Worthy and well-intentioned, which is a backhanded compliment for a not-bad film.
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Your rescuer can get you out of a tight situation without insulting the well intentioned person who has backed you into a corner.
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Your rescuer can get you out of a tight situation without insulting the well intentioned person who has backed you into a corner.
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Your rescuer can get you out of a tight situation without insulting the well intentioned person who has backed you into a corner.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Professional Courtesy 2010
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