bienintencionado

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Spanish

Etymology

From bien +‎ intencionado.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /bjenintenθjoˈnado/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bjenintensjoˈnado/
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: bie‧nin‧ten‧cio‧na‧do

Adjective

bienintencionado (feminine bienintencionada, masculine plural bienintencionados, feminine plural bienintencionadas)

  1. well-intentioned, well-meaning
    Antonym: malintencionado
    • 2015 July 20, “La crisis carcelaria de EE UU”, in El País:
      Obama propone un catálogo de medidas (humanizar el sistema carcelario, incrementar los programas de ayuda, facilitar la reinserción de los ex reclusos) en su mayoría más bienintencionadas que prácticas.
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