• (a.) Having upright intentions or honorable purposes.
Well`-in·ten'tioned adjective Having upright intentions or honorable purposes. « Dutchmen who had sold themselves to France, as the wellintentioned party.» Macaulay. 
[adj] - marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results
well-meaning adjective 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 admir...