0 said or done in order to be helpful, but not always achieving this:
[ before noun ] a well-meant suggestion
1 intended to be helpful or kind, although not always having a good effect
Well meant as the effort was, and as many of the people were, for doing that work, it failed in that object.
There are two oddities to this well-meant description.
I am surprised at the contrast between the amount of well-meant legislation on these matters and what has been actually done.
The movement of forming silent columns was well-meant in its endeavour to discourage loose and ill-digested talk of a depressing character about the war.
Parts of the documents are ingenious, worthy, wordy, thoughtful and well-meant.
It may have been one of his colleagues who gave the instructions to the district commissioners and no doubt the advice was well-meant.
I believe, well-meant advice inspired by the want of knowledge of people en this side of the water.
I regret that this well-meant debate is doomed to sterility.
