"well-intentioned" meaning in English

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      "word": "ill-intentioned"
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      "form": "better-intentioned",
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        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "more well-intentioned",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "best-intentioned",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most well-intentioned",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2022 October 10, Jenna Scherer, “House Of The Dragon drops its best episode yet”, in AV Club",
          "text": "A 21-Valyrian steel dagger salute to Paddy Considine, who makes his exit from House Of The Dragon this week with a thunderclap of a performance. “The Lord of the Tides” is the swan song for his King Viserys I Targaryen, a well-intentioned but indecisive man who waited until the very last day of his life to flex his royal might.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having good intentions, even if producing unfortunate results."
      ],
      "id": "en-well-intentioned-en-adj-G7UFOKLV",
      "links": [
        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ],
        [
          "unfortunate",
          "unfortunate"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "well-intended"
        },
        {
          "word": "well-meant"
        },
        {
          "word": "well-meaning"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "well-intentioned"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ill-intentioned"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "better-intentioned",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more well-intentioned",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "best-intentioned",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most well-intentioned",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-adj"
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "2022 October 10, Jenna Scherer, “House Of The Dragon drops its best episode yet”, in AV Club",
          "text": "A 21-Valyrian steel dagger salute to Paddy Considine, who makes his exit from House Of The Dragon this week with a thunderclap of a performance. “The Lord of the Tides” is the swan song for his King Viserys I Targaryen, a well-intentioned but indecisive man who waited until the very last day of his life to flex his royal might.",
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      ],
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        "Having good intentions, even if producing unfortunate results."
      ],
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        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ],
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          "unfortunate",
          "unfortunate"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "well-intended"
    },
    {
      "word": "well-meant"
    },
    {
      "word": "well-meaning"
    }
  ],
  "word": "well-intentioned"
}