Usually means: Intended for good, possibly misguided.
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General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. well-meant: Merriam-Webster
  2. well-meant: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. well-meant, well-meant: Collins English Dictionary
  4. well-meant: Vocabulary.com
  5. well-meant: Wordnik
  6. well-meant: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. well-meant: Wiktionary
  8. well-meant: Dictionary.com
  9. well-meant: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. well-meant: Rhymezone
  11. well-meant: FreeDictionary.org
  12. well-meant: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. well-meant: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. well-meant: Legal dictionary

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adjective:  Having good intentions, even if resulting in unfortunate consequences.

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