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Discover LudwigThe word "well-intended" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you want to describe something that had the intention of being good but may not have had the desired outcome. Example sentence: The well-intended policy ended up doing more harm than good.
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well-intended
adjective
Well-intentioned
Exact(38)
The well-intended scheme was not working.
However well-intended, these are violations.
Well-intended public policy, second.
The law suit against the bakery was well-intended.
Some well-intended protections have overshot the mark.
Heaven preserve the world's desperate people from well-intended Americans.
Similar(21)
SERVICE: Well intended but beleaguered.
"In some cases, it's well intended".
Speeches, however well intended, are not enough.
"It may have been well intended.
There's no doubt that the proposed reforms are well intended.
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