Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Well-meaning \Well"-mean`ing\, a.
Having a good intention.
Source : WordNet®
well-meaning
adj 1: not unfriendly or threatening; "her well-meaning words were
received in silence"; "the exasperation of
a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs" [syn: {unthreatening}]
2: 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-meant}]