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better-intentioned

better-intentioned is the comparative form of well-intentioned.

Meaning of well-intentioned

Adjective

well-intentioned (comparative better-intentioned or more well-intentioned, superlative best-intentioned or most well-intentioned)

  1. Having good intentions, even if producing unfortunate results.
    • 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...2022 October 10, Jenna Scherer, “House Of The Dragon drops its best episode yet”, in AV Club

Questions about better-intentioned

What is better-intentioned the comparative form of?
Better-intentioned is the comparative form of well-intentioned.

Words near better-intentioned in the dictionary

  1. better-hearted
  2. better-humored
  3. better-humoured
  4. better-hung
  5. better-informed
  6. better-intentioned
  7. better-kempt
  8. better-known
  9. better-learned
  10. better-lit
  11. better-looking

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