Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results;
- Example: "a well-intentioned but clumsy waiter"- Example: "a well-meaning but tactless fellow"- Example: "the son's well-meaning efforts threw a singular chill upon the father's admirers"- S.W.Maughm- Example: "blunt but well-meant criticism"[syn: well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
well-meant
adj 1: 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" [syn: well-intentioned, well-meaning,
well-meant]